One day, a boy (6-years old) goes to school, but upon learning that the regular teacher wasn't around, he asks the substitute teacher, "Where's Mrs. Jones?"
The substitute teacher replies, "She's in the hospital today, she just had a little boy born today"
Curious, the boy prodded on, "But where did he come from?"
"Who?" asks the substitute teacher.
"Her little boy" answered the kid.
Uncomfortable with discussing it with him, the substitute says, "Why don't you ask your mommy?"
Later, after school, the kid goes home and asks his mom, "Where do babies come from?"
Again, uncomfortable with discussing this matter with her son, she hesitates, then politely tells him to ask his daddy.
So he goes up to daddy and asks: "Where do babies come from?"
What should be daddy's reply? =)
***BONUS QUESTION***: Why does it seem that daddies always end up with these kinds of questions and not mommies? =)
2007-03-04 13:22:15 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I believe a child should be told the truth as soon as they ask?
2007-03-04 13:24:52 · answer #1 · answered by Martin A Neville 4 · 8⤊ 1⤋
My daughter thinks that we bought her and a few other things but for the most part she tells everyone that we got the wrong baby and tried to tell her but the only way her and her brother really understood is I put on the shows about bringing home baby and other baby type shows it helped out with my son but my daughter thinks we have the wrong child. You can also take him to a mother baby unit at a hospital they are more then happy to help you out in this trust me I worked in a hospital and when a daddy walks in asking this question they will be HAPPY to help. As for the other question why don't mommy deal with this? well cause we deal with everything else. No, what should have happened is mommy should talk to daddy about this and find a common ground so that they both know what is said to the child.
2007-03-04 13:38:07 · answer #2 · answered by Arizona Chick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I told my 5 year old the basic truth--Daddy put him there. (in my tummy) When he asked how, I explained pretty much how it works with the egg and the sperm, but I changed "sperm" to "something kinda like fishies" and I left out the graphic details. It didn't really matter, though, because he was bored with my answer before I was 1/2 way done and wanted to go ride his bike. I guess it's a good thing, because now I have time to think of a better answer. As far as the bonus question, with most of the parents I've talked to, it's usually the mommy who gets the awkward questions, because even when the kid is sent to daddy, he gets sent back to mommy because "mommy can tell you better."
2007-03-10 22:45:25 · answer #3 · answered by dmarie2101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, my opinion is that if they know enough to ask the question, they are ready to understand a simple explanation. My boys were exactly that age when they asked and I drew a basic line drawing of mommy and daddy (didn't send them to daddy) and explained that daddy' penis goes inside mommy there and leaves a sperm, the sperm joins with a egg from mommy and changes into a baby. Neither boys had any lingering questions after that. There was no sensationalizing - just frank honest answers.
whats more it was a good healthy experience to be able to tell my own children the truth rather than telling them they weren't old enough or they had to wait till they were ready - well actually parents say that because they aren't ready. another good reason for it being healthy for a parent to tell their children is...they're not learning it out on the playground with all the derogatory terms or running into the wrong person who might decide to show them... remember kids ask questions about what they're ready to understand. so answer what they ask. they'll do fine. so will mom and dad. that was a smart teacher to tell him to ask mommy.
2007-03-04 15:17:31 · answer #4 · answered by ziggy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My four year old asked the same question. I'll tell you what I told him: "Do you know how when you plant a seed in the ground, it grows into a beautiful flower? Well daddies have special seeds that they plant in mommies bellies. Those specials seeds grow into beautiful babies,but it takes a long time. After 9 months, the baby is done growing and is ready to come out. So mommy goes to the doctor, and the doctor helps her get the baby out of her belly."
2007-03-12 05:20:08 · answer #5 · answered by freakambition 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunatly kids are finding this out at much younger ages these days. I explained to my 2 1/2 year old that when the baby store calls me I have to go cause they will have a baby for me. He accepted it and thus when he came to see me I had a little brother for him. Now. If you would rather tell him then it's your business. You could just say that babies come from the hospital. If he probes more then tell him that only ladies can have babies. If he still insists then you should just say that the babies grow in the mommy's tummy. Any more than that you just say that you don't know cause your not the mommy and it doesn't happen to guys. If nothing else it will throw it back in mommy's court. Or you could just say that the doctor called and said that the baby needs to come to the hospital to see the doctor and when mommy comes home that because she went there he gave her the baby. yea. That sounds good.
Do you need one for Santa Claus being real too? I got a real good one for that.
2007-03-04 13:49:57 · answer #6 · answered by Me2 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm not a daddy but I'm a son my dad didn't tell me anything and sir u dint want your son to get wrong info
or maybe more info than u hoped he would know in this age
he will ask others if u didn't answer
about the bonus question ...... u should be happy because this means he trust u
and u should be happy he didn't ask another person
tell him without the details
2007-03-09 15:21:17 · answer #7 · answered by Shark 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They come from a very special kind of love that happens between a mommy and daddy. Tell him what he wants to know, what he can understand, but don't give him a lot of information he neither needs nor will understand. Let him lead the discussion, it's his question.
2007-03-12 14:21:40 · answer #8 · answered by Dust in the wind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer for kids is the same until they are old enough to understand the real answers. So here it is.....When two people love each other there love creates a whole other person. And inside the mommy the baby grows from love and the more love there is the bigger they get, and that's when the baby is born.
2007-03-11 20:44:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The dad should tell his son that the woman went to the hospital and the doctor took the baby out of her belly!
Daddies end up with these questions when they are the father of a son.
2007-03-11 07:05:10 · answer #10 · answered by casper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the boy should be told just enough of the truth to satisfy his curiousity. Any more would be information overload. As for your
bonus question, Daddys get all the uncomfortable questions because (1) Mommies put them off on daddy to cover their asses AND (2) Daddys are seen to know more. (Right or wrong)
2007-03-04 13:29:01 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋