Best answer for a 6 year old...?

Question

My 6 year old is asking question of HOW a baby is made...he says he understands there has to be a mom and dad but HOW do they make the baby. WOW...I have no idea where to go with this. We have had no daddy for the past 4 1/2 years so its even harder for me to not be able to take the whole marriage escape ;).....any ideas on how much to give at this age? I don't want to be all technical with him yet and I surely don't want to give him all there is to give, but I don't want to lie to him either. Any sincere suggestions would be most appreciated....

Answer 1

There are lots of books written for both parents and young children about the process. I recommend Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle. My mom bought a book about puberty by the same author that I loved. She read it with me first and then gave the book to me to read on my own. I loved having it because I could look up embarrassing questions on my own. The illustrations are also really funny. From what I understand, Where Did I Come From? is just as good. It's listed as being appropriate for ages 4-8, and you can feel good about how you dealt with the situation because you were honest with your son. There's no sense in lying to him about it. Trust me, if you don't tell him, someone on his school bus will. :)

Answer 2

Tell him the cool technical parts. The woman has an egg, and a mans sperm fertilizes it. Like a chicken :P

Seriously, don't get into the sex parts - just the creation part! He doesn't need to know [porn music playing - chicka-bow-bow] HOW they are made. Just how they are made. He will ask how the sperm gets into the woman - she invites it in and the man puts it in her. End of story. You don't want to lie, or make it seem weird or anything - he's 6. But this way you're paving the road for the 10 year old sex talk!

None of this angel stuff or cabbage patch or stork - someone will have more information at school that he will get [usually someone with an older brother :P...] and not only will he be made fun of, he will be really mad at you.

Answer 3

I told my children when they started asking questions basic answers. Most children want something simple to answer a question they may not understand the answer to even after they know it.

I told my kids that a mom and dad that love each other enough to consider having a baby they make love and god will bless them with a baby sometimes. I did not get graphic with anything that they would ask more questions about so keep it short but honest. Good luck!

Answer 4

With all the Invitro stuff that is being shown on TV, maybe that is what he is asking about (rather than the sex issue). I definitely would NOT go into specifics of sex at age 6. Just give vague answers until he is a little older. You are not lying that way, just putting it off till he can really understand. When the time comes for 'the talk', you will do just fine! It does not take a man to talk to a boy -- just a loving parent.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

My girlfriend (obviously of an earlier generation than your child is) said when she would ask her mother that type of question her mother would say, "Oh, honey. Think of something nice - like snow." There was something to be said for that approach I think :)

I think I may have to tell him I'd tell him some other time or else you could simply say, "Babies start to grow after a mother and father have sex, but you're kind of young for me to be talking about that with you right now."

Answer 7

my girlfriend just gave me this great book...."It's so Amazing! A book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families" The author is Robie H. Harris and is published by Candlewick Press. Good luck

Answer 8

My dad would tell me to wait till I'm older. The boy does not need to know these things yet. When he hits puberty or starts showing an interest in girls( Hopefully girls) that's when he NEEDS to know these things. He should probably be told before then but, I don't see the need to tell him right now.

Answer 9

Wow! I always say God does it when I get a hard question but I haven't been asked that one yet. I guess I better start thinking about it!!!

Answer 10

personally i told my seven year old that a mommy and daddy get together and make love (which you don't need to explain) and god bless' them with a baby. it kept her from believing some crap like a kiss can get you pregnant, or that some big bird sends babies to people. and using the words making love instead of sex which kids do hear often, keeps you from explaining what is sex and keeps you honest with your child.