My just turned 5 year old is asking me where babies come from,when i said your belly he wanted to know how they get out,what do i tell him is he too young for the truth and how do i explain it,do i use the proper names for things?
HELP
2006-11-12 07:08:21 · 24 answers · asked by Del's wife 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Yes you should use proper names for body parts, but I wouldn't be too specific about all their functions yet. If you're really embarrassed and uncomfortable, book stores and libraries have books on the subject for kids as young as yours. Just make sure you read it over first and you agree with what it says so there are no surprises when you show it to your kid. Read it with them and try not to be too embarrassed. You'll want to start encouraging your kids right away to be comfortable with talking about such things with you so you'll be able to instill your values and help them make good decisions when they are older.
2006-11-12 08:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Raven 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I told my son all about being pregnant (except how to make the baby) when I was pregnant with my twin girls. He was 3. He knew that there was a special place inside the mommy that a baby grows called a uterus (you dont want to say tummy or stomach its confusing) and that when a mommy or daddy wants a baby they pray really hard (that way you dont have to explain sex) and God puts a baby in the mommy's uterus. When the baby is done growing it comes out from the Mommy's private parts (use your cute/or tech word here) or sometimes the doctor has to perform an operation to cut the mommy's tummy to get the baby out (I had a c-section).
He is now 5, seems to understand very well about babies being born and so far has been ok with the praying for a baby thing and not having hear about sex yet.
2006-11-12 17:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Lori R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you think that he is too young for the truth? i am majoring in early childhood education and my advice would be to use the real names for "parts." And dont make up a story about how the baby got in your belly. I do agree that he wouldnt be able to comprehend the idea of sex, but that doesnt mean you should tell him that a stork helped you out or something like that. My favorite way to do it, and the one that has worked has been to tell the child that a baby comes from love. And only the love that is deep enough to produce a baby. That way you arent lying...
2006-11-12 15:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by santacruzhippie 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At this age, I was told that Mommy and Daddy pray very hard and for a long long time, then God puts a baby in Mommys belly.....then Mommy goes to the hospital and the doctor takes the baby out through the belly button. Worked for me! Then I asked my mom later when I got older (11)...........she told me the truth and explained what all the parts did.....no big deal!
2006-11-12 15:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by Fernando G 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well my daughter (who is now 5) told me where babies come from about a year ago. She said "Granny went to WalMart and brought a baby pill, then she made you swallow me and that's how I grew and grew in your belly until I was too big to come out your kookoo (that's what she calls her vagina), so the doctors had to cut me out'' I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes. The things kids say...lmao.
Sorry that I wasn't any help, but I thought that I'd at least give you a small smile for today.
2006-11-12 15:34:21 · answer #5 · answered by BlaqueButterfly 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When I was babysitting, the book they brought home for their dauther (who'd walked in on Daddy getting dressed and started asking questions) I think was actually called "Where Did I Come From?" She (the mom) found it at the public library. While the pictures-drawings- and explainations (to me, at least at the time) seemed hilarious, it's formatted for children to understand, and with no more detail than needed. And certainly, use the correct names. My baby isn't going to come out my "woobie" in a couple months, it's going to come out of a vagina, that's just the way things work.
2006-11-12 15:32:51 · answer #6 · answered by desiderio 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I explained to my daughter about when a mum & da love each other very much they can make a baby and when its big enough i'll go to the hospital for the doctor to get it out. Kids interperate it in all different ways. She thinks you get a baby when someone who loves you very much kisses your belly.
2006-11-12 20:14:41 · answer #7 · answered by Kylie P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My five year old thinks they come from the hospital, they grow in your belly then when its time the doctor tells you to go get it from the hospital, bizare i know but shes happy with that!
You can get a book about it, a childrens one, the children i nannied for had one, it was really good! Go to amazon
2006-11-14 07:05:24 · answer #8 · answered by superstar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think if you say that the Mummy goes to the hospital and the doctor takes it out of her tummy, that should satiufy a 5 year olds curiosity.
My 2 and a half year old wants to know what her nipples are at the moment. I am quite happy to call them Boobies, but Hubby is unsure.
2006-11-12 15:12:34 · answer #9 · answered by FUGAZI 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I told mine that daddy planted a seed into mommies tummy and the seed grew to be a baby. That seemed to satisfy with no more questions for a while.
Always try and be as honest as you can with children and use your own discretion as to what you want them to know.
2006-11-12 15:26:58 · answer #10 · answered by momof3 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋