recently my older brother who is 23 has a 2 yr old daughter and i was babysitting her. she suddenly asked me where babies came form. i didnt know what to say. i think she asked me this because her mom recently had a baby. i didnt know how to response to her. how can i explain it to her?
2007-06-15 12:28:53 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
You just say that they grow in mummy`s tummy and they start small and they get bigger...
......"did you see mummy`s tummy get bigger?"
then they come out just like (little siblings name).....and you have a beautiful baby. Then talk about how the 2 year old also grew in mummy`s tummy.....and how you remember that she was a beautiful baby....and maybe tell her what present you bought for her.
She doesn`t need to know HOW the baby gets in or out. I have had this talk with my daughter for as long as she can remember and it is one of her favourite stories (she is 3 1/2). Until she asks me specifically HOW the baby gets in or out I won`t tell her any more details.
The only problem we had with that is that she thought that the cat was also in my tummy....so I had to explain how he was in the mummy CAT`s tummy but got separated from her....and that I found him crying by the side of the road (the rescuing of the baby cat is now another favourite story)
2007-06-15 12:55:10 · answer #1 · answered by psychokitty 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When my son was 3, I was pregnant and he had lots of questions. Clear what I'm going to suggest with her parents in case she asks you again, but it worked for us.
"A baby is made when the part from the daddy is put together with a part from the mommy." This was a clear as I could be about the egg and sperm--and it will work for invitro or other technical processes.
That did lead to lots of questions about whether things had happened, "When I was a baby or when I was still in two parts?" but we just answered them and went on.
Don't volunteer information. Answer just the questions she asks as simply but honestly as you can. I'm sorry, but this "When two people really love each other" stuff isn't realistic and will only cause confusion down the road. If you don't believe me, check out all the "baby mama/daddy drama" in the relationship questions.
2007-06-15 13:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the age of two, you can tell her babies come from God. If you are the parents of the child are not religious, you can tell her the stork brings the baby. Sex and reproduction is not an appropriate topic to discuss with a 2 year old.
2007-06-15 14:23:18 · answer #3 · answered by Michelle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 year olds do NOT need to be explained about how sex works, they are too young. If they want to know where babies come from, just be very simple, and say the baby is in mommy's tummy. If she wants to know how it gets out (which will probably be the next question), you can either say it comes out the vagina, or you can explain breifly about C-sections where the doctor takes it out.
You could be VERY simple by saying the baby comes out when mommy goes to the hospital and the doctor takes the baby out, she doesn't need to know HOW at this age,
But whatever you do, do NOT explain sex to her at ALL!!!!.
2007-06-15 12:36:21 · answer #4 · answered by tigerbaby76 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I instructed my young infants that they seem to be a mixture of genetic code -- a million/2 mom & a million/2 dad, and that they grew from a unmarried cellular interior my physique. we've a Lennart Nilsson e book with some staggering pictures (no longer of the sexual act, suggestions you, yet of the form of a toddler from fertilization onward) and my young infants like to seem on the pictures and communicate approximately how they as quickly as have been difficult to tell different than for the different embryo. in certainty, there are maximum of desirable issues you could coach a baby on the subject, that the sexual act is almost (fortuitously) exceeded over. they might learn that area at a extra suitable age.
2016-10-09 07:18:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't explain sex to her. There is no way she could understand that. She is too young to even know how men and women are different. That and you are not her parent, therefore you aren't even supposed to have that conversation. Consider yourself lucky! If and when you have kids, you will have to do it then, and just think, if your brother explained it to your kid he would be out of place. With a 2 year old's attention span, distracting her should be cake. If she won't let it go, you can always use the stork.
2007-06-15 12:36:55 · answer #6 · answered by Gina T 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At this age, kids shouldnt get the "Sex Lesson". She is too young and wont comprehend what you are telling her. Just tell her that when a mommy and daddy love each other soo much, a baby comes in the form of that love
2007-06-15 12:32:24 · answer #7 · answered by cp71800 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to explain sex to her. Tell her babies come from heaven. They are a gift from God and given to lucky Mommy's and Daddy's and sisters when they all love each other.
I wouldn't be talking penis and vagina with a 2 year old.
2007-06-15 13:46:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well one way is to tell her to tell her dad, another is the " I'll tell you when you're older " , or you can just say they come from the stork or something like that until she is old enough to know. And never mention sex unless you want her to mature to early or become perverted and ask everyone how it's done.
2007-06-15 12:34:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
All you need to tell her is from mommy's and daddy's who love each other and want a baby. No need to explain sex AT ALL. She is only 2 for crying out loud. You can tell her that they grow in mommys belly.
2007-06-15 12:34:38 · answer #10 · answered by Katie Girl 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋