My child wants to know where babies come from?

Question

should i tell them the truth or play the whole " they are from the store" thing! HELP!

Answer 1

It all depends on his age. If he is under 10, I would just tell him that God plants seeds inside Mommy's belly and when the baby is ready to come out, it does. This works for me and my kids (3 and 6) although I just recently told my (almost) 10 year old daughter the whole story of the conception of babies. She didn't ask me but since she was attending a "Menstruation Seminar" in school, I felt it was the appropriate time. I think she already knew the basics (from kids at school?) because she didn't act surprised. Younger children are just too innocent and naive to be told the story of conception- they're too young to understand too.

Answer 2

Where should your child learn about sex?
On the streets!
At the playground!
No!!!
They have to hear the truth from their parents. They need to know they can trust that you will always tell them the truth.
Now is the time to build a trusting relationship with your child. Buy a book on the subject, there are alot of them out there just so you are prepared (I was surprized how much I forgotten).
If you handle this with truth your child will in their teen years come to you when the sex starts to get important. If you lie they might not come to you later, and talk to some other teenager who has no idea.

And you will find that they will see that being a family is more then being bought at a store. Birth is a magical thing and should be shared with your children openly and honeslty.

Children nowadays see more about sex then at anytime in our history.
Remeber they are being influenced everyday. You have to make sure they are not mislead. You have to be the biggest influence.

In our house we started at age 7 as my daughter and her friends heard things from other children and got it all wrong. I bought them all books and I read it with my daughter. Now 9 years later we have a open relationship on the subject.

Which ever way you go with the subject rember you will influence your child and your relationship.

Should you decide to tell the truth, keep calm and cool at all times, kids ask the craziest things!!

Good luck

Answer 3

I have 3 children, and have awnsered this question many times. I told my children what I felt was necessary, leaving out TMI(too much information).I was pregnant at the time I was first asked, I told my son baby's come from their moms bellies(hence, I had a growing belly.)That awnser worked for a few months. Upon further evaluation and much thought, my oldest son ask"How will the baby come out?" I was due for a c-section, so the awnser seemed obvious; the doctor would take the baby out at the hospital. A few months after the baby came my son wanted the full story- How did the baby get in there in the first place? Children will except a simple explanation. I explained that his father and I made the baby becuse we loved each other and wanted to share our love with a child. I told him we made the baby (leaving out the how), then it grew in my belly till it was time to come out. At which time I went to the hospital, and with the help of my doctors,delivered a baby. It worked for me, now when they have a question about babies, I refer back and awnser as simply as possible without telling them more than what they need to know.
Anyway, I feel you should always start with a form of truth when talking to your children. Parents are our first teachers. Our children depend on us to deliver the truth in a way that is easiest for our own children. Every child is unique.Also never underestimate the understanding of our future leaders.

Answer 4

I don't know how old your child is, but my little girl is 4 and she asked me this, seeing as she has seen me be pregnant twice and saw that I just suddenly "got" a baby both times, she was naturally curious. I just told her that Daddy put the baby in my tummy so that it could grow and the doctor had to take the baby out and that's how we got her sisters. She was happy with that and I answered any following questions accordingly. Maybe I should have told her more truthfully, but she'll find out soon enough in my opinion!

Answer 5

The way my parents explained it to me (at first) was "When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much, they can make a baby. The baby will grow inside of mommy's tummy." When I was older (ten or so) they gave me "the talk" along with a book explaining the whole thing.

Answer 6

You should tell him just like this: When a man and a woman love each other they lay beside each other they have sex. Sex is when a man and woman lay on top of each other and the man inserts his penis inside the woman's vagina. Then if the woman is able to give birth to a child she has to wait nine months and then then the baby comes out through the woman's vagina. If the baby doesn't come out through her vagina then the doctors have to cut the mothers stomach open. Hope I helped

Answer 7

How previous is the baby? 2 - 4 yrs "Mommies and Daddies have a lot like to percentage that they make a toddler" We also suggested that the toddler grows contained in the mommy in a particular position that God placed there, only for toddlers. (not the "tummy" as that gadgets youngsters up for being mis-suggested) toddler will come out even as the time is ideal. Mommy will bypass to the well being middle to verify that the toddler is secure and healthful even as it comes out. You upload information as mandatory for older youngsters. they're typically getting to understand about that sort of component in 2d-third grade, so that you'll choose age-appropriateness in accordance to that...

Answer 8

Just tell them that babies come from the love between a mommy and a daddy. this will transistion well into the whole story when they are older and ready for more details.

Answer 9

Ask your child first what he/she wants to know. Children of different ages have different levels of understanding. Asking this question will help you limit your answer to what your child only needs to know. This will also make it easier for you to avoid giving too much information that they are not yet ready to understand and ask more questions.

Answer 10

If ur child is quite young and you are a Christian family... I told mine when they were small that a child was a gift from God. That is what the bible said, so that is what I told them til they were older.