my 4yr old asked the 7yr old and the seven yr old said "well..mommy has babies in her belly since she was a little girl and when daddy gave her love the babies grew up and here we are"............the answer saved me a lot of grief for now......lol
2006-12-13 00:48:36 · 11 answers · asked by mmm..whynot 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
That sounds like a good answer for childen of that age.We always told our son,that our love was so great it created a another love. When he asked how the baby was getting out,we showed him pictures.But he was 7.I would let the 4 year old go till absolutly neccesary to say otherwise.You may overwhelm her with information.When she does ask,be as truthful as possible.She will appreciate this later down the road.Good luck.Sorry my spell check is not working
2006-12-13 00:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That answer was a very smart thing for your 7 yr old to come up with. Just answer it honestly, but don't be too graphic until they are older. My kids are 5 and 7 and they both will occasionally ask. I tell them that when a mom and dad love each other they make babies and the babies grow inside the mommies tummy until they are ready to be born and then mommy goes to the hospital and get the baby taken out and she brings it home for mommy and daddy to love and raise. My 7 yr old is asking for more detail now. I tell her mommies have eggs and daddy's have sperm and the egg and sperm have to meet in order to make a baby. She hasn't asked how it get there yet, but I plan on telling her the truth, that daddy's have to put their penises in mommies vagina to get the sperm to the egg. That's why boys have penises and girls don't. But I'm not going to give that part of the detail until she asks me. I want her to know she (and my son too) can ask me anything and I will answer them as honestly as I can.
But I've always heard to just answer the question they ask, not the whole spiel about sex, just how babies are made technically.
2006-12-13 01:06:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a good one, my 3 1/2 yr. old ask me when I was pregnant for my second son, how did the baby get in there? So I told him that Mommy had a egg in her tummy and it grew into a baby. He seems satisfied and didn't ask any more questions. Well about a year later, our elderly neighbor was visiting one day, and out of the blue he told her that "Mommy swallowed a egg and that's how we got Brent" I thought I was gonna die at that moment but now, many years later I think it was so cute!
2006-12-13 01:06:31 · answer #3 · answered by sc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, actually...the answer your seven year old gave is a pretty good start, at least for a four year old. How much more you decide to tell her now should be based on you four year old (does she tend to talk a lot-will she be blabbing stuff to people? Is she old for her age or young?) Honestly, I would probably leave that answer at what it is and remember it so that when she gets older you can correct it better. I think kids do need to know something, but I also think that too much information in inappropriate.
2006-12-13 01:01:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally feel like when they're old enough to ask, they're old enough to know. If you don't tell them, misinformed friends will. Only give what they ask for thought. Maybe a bit on "There are things called sperm (tadpoles, whatever word you're comfortable with) and they swim to the egg.... and on. Most kids are satisfied with that. Sometimes the inquisitive ones go farther. My mother was explaining it to my brother when he was 6 and he wasn't satisfied and did go to the, "how did it get in the egg?" Well, after slowly explaining anatomically, he said, "Oh mom! I am so sorry you had to do that 4 times! You must really like kids!" Just a funny story....
2006-12-13 01:17:05 · answer #5 · answered by tonetones03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 2 and I'm pregnant. I told her God makes a baby out of a little bit of Mama and a little bit of Papa and puts it in the Mama's tummy to grow. I think that's a good 2-year-old answer. No way on earth would I tell her about sex yet.
2006-12-13 01:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by AerynneC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell the truth! kids start off at square one. u don't have to worry about them conecting any dots. tell them mommys have eggs in them kind of like chickens doo! but they need a sperm, which is a little dna code to make them into babies. when was little i thought sperm came from the mommy too. so just say the truth really gradually, the peices will fit togetehr later u dotn want to have to explan what a sperm is when they are 13!
2006-12-13 00:59:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a man and woman love each other
so much they get married and then God puts a seed in the woman's belly and then it grows in to a baby. The woman gives birth and there you go.
My older daughter gets the once you are married the man and woman have sex and details details, you're pregnant.
My kids know you have to be married to have sex and have babies!
2006-12-13 00:53:54 · answer #8 · answered by cool chic 2no 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my mother in law answered by saying ' GOd sends them in tummy to grow for a while and then come out as babies" well in few yrs from now they will kno so just try what ever u can.LOl all the best
2006-12-13 00:54:03 · answer #9 · answered by may_minu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my four year old came up with an answer all her own. she thinks the babies dig a hole in the belly climb in and stay there until they are ready to come out. when they are ready they dig another hole and then fill it back up with the dirt.!! other than that never had to answer anything about it yet.
2006-12-13 02:17:15 · answer #10 · answered by SARAH B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋