How do you cope with a small child`s (about 6 years old) curiosity when she or he starts to ask about adult things such as intercourse? Do you tell them the truth or answer in a "fairy-tale" form in order not to twist or corrupt their still innocent mind?
2007-02-01 02:40:30 · 7 answers · asked by Annietska 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
You should answer in simple terms. 6 year olds want simple answers.
Depending on your own beliefs and what beliefs you want to pass onto your children you can say "it's a special way for mommies and daddies to love each other" or "it's how god chose for mommies to have babies" or it's something special grown-ups can do together". Don't worry, you'll get more chances to explain in detail later! Try to not get "weird" talking about it or they get scared.
2007-02-01 02:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by lizE999 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you remember the first time you learned about intercourse? Did you learn from a parent, an older sibling, or a child on the playground? It really is better if children learn about intercourse from their parents rather than the other kids who might not have good information of intercourse. Parents or caretakers should be children's first sexuality educators. You can offer a simple definition and then state your values at the same time. You can say that intercourse is only behavior for caring adults—or for marriage—and that it's for love and pleasure, not just making babies. Listen for their questions, and let them know you’re there to talk again and talk to them on the same level as it comes down to it. Don't afraid to talk about it. Try mine as I told once to my oldest son at 6, the intercourse is for the adults to share the feeling of love or being together to remind themselves why stay together before I will talk more again to my more details of imitate with his father. He said okay, move on to the subject until he's ready to have the interest to know again or more of it later on.
2007-02-01 02:58:57 · answer #2 · answered by Julie G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him the truth! You don't want to have to go back and 'fix' the fairy-tale later on. Just give them the basics. If they want more info, they will ask you for it. You want to make sure they feel open and confident enough to come to you with any question.
You can also get these books to help:
Where Did I Come From? by Peter Mayle, Arthur Robins, and Paul Walter
What's the Big Secret? by Lauren Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
Here are some websites that can help!
2007-02-01 02:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by doodlebuttus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell the truth, in basic details. Men have penises, and women have vaginas, and when they're in love they use them to make a baby.
And in a few minutes, their attention will take them onto something else. And at least you didn't make up some silly story about a stork or something.
2007-02-01 02:52:43 · answer #4 · answered by CJ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Tell him the truth about intercourse being because of love...spare him the details!!
2007-02-01 02:48:38 · answer #5 · answered by Baby #1 born August 2009 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Answer truthfull but in the most basic terms leaving out all graphic details.
2007-02-01 04:28:37 · answer #6 · answered by TheYellowRose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never. Skinned knees and elbows are area of studying and area of existence. in the event that they have been wrapped in bubble wrap and helmets for 10 years, are you able to think of what they had appear like an afternoon after taking it off, questioning they are able to leap off of 2d tale rooves?
2016-11-23 20:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋