DS 5 is asking how babies are made

[fanofdisney]

He knows they come from God, but keeps asking questions about how mommies and daddies help make them, and how the mommy gets one in her tummy.

I've heard they're old enough to know when they ask, but I don't want to go into detail and have him share human anatomy with everyone! Any suggestions?

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

Ummm, not sure how you are going to explain that one but good luck!!

If it makes you feel any better my DD6 wanted to know about periods this weekend. Maybe its that time of year.

 

[Tinijocaro]

He's too young for the real deal, but here's what I've told my kids at that age when they started asking. Mommy has an egg, and Daddy ahs the seeds. God takes one of Daddy's seeds to help make Mommy's egg grow into a baby. That's all they need to know right now.

 

[singingpixie]

Yeah, I would probably go the "sperm and egg" route (either with those terms or something simpler) and maybe what makes boys and girls different, but skip over the details over the method involved in bringing them together. If he keeps pushing I'd probably go into a very rough idea of what happens, but explain that it's a private thing and people don't discuss it in public, so that he knows not to give sex ed classes in kindergarten!

 

[CathrynRose]

Honestly when theyre old enough to ask, theyre old enough to know. (leaving out the *adult-esque* details. )

Have fun - I hated having those talks. BLECH!

 

[jennyl772003]

When my son was that age, I did the whole sperm/egg thing mentioned above. I didn't tell him the mechanics though. He did ask me how the sperm got in there, so I ended up having to tell him that women have a special hole the sperm goes in.

Really, I just tried to tell him the truth and be honest with him without getting too graphic.

Give him just a rough idea, and if he asks more questions, then clarify. Don't go whole hog right away.

 

[ReggieB]

Yeah, I would probably go the "sperm and egg" route (either with those terms or something simpler) and maybe what makes boys and girls different, but skip over the details over the method involved in bringing them together. If he keeps pushing I'd probably go into a very rough idea of what happens, but explain that it's a private thing and people don't discuss it in public, so that he knows not to give sex ed classes in kindergarten!

That's pretty much the way we went with our DS5. I also made sure that he understood that it's probably not something for him to use as a general topic of conversation.

 

[pearlieq]

TELL HIM!!!

Tell him as much as he wants to hear and in as accurate detail as possible. If he's old enough to be asking he's old enough to hear heaven knows what from heaven knows who.

I'm sure it's awkward, especially if you're not too comfortable with it yourself, but this is one of the best gifts you can give him. Tell him the facts, tell him it's a very special part of life and a gift from God, and, most importantly, tell him he can always come to you with questions!

 

[flipturngirl]

I would tell him what you are confortable telling him. Then when he gets into 4th grade (that is when we had to start watching videos with the boys in our class about periods) I would tell him more about it and how his girl classmates will be going through changes over the next few years and not to give them a bad time about it because someday they will be mommy's just like (you)