How to explain how babies are made

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am conservative by DCUM standards and don't understand the squeamishness around this discussion at all. I told our kids at a young age that a sperm from the father and an egg from the mother meet inside the mother to make a baby. When asked, I explain how the sperm gets inside the mother in clear terms. We also discuss how families don't all look the same and some children do not live with both biological parents due to adoption, single parents, etc.

Give us the script of these “clear terms,”please.

[Anonymous]

A kid's book will do. My mom checked one out from the library.

[Anonymous]

We are a two mom family. From a very young age (like 2) we used a book to explain a baby is made with sperm, an egg and a uterus.

They understand their particular conception story at age 3 from a scientific standpoint. We haven’t discussed sex yet, but would if they asked. They just happen to be conceived without it.

I funky believe in meeting kids where they’re at with facts.

[Anonymous]

The kid is only 4 1/2. Surely you remember?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get the book “it’s not the stork”.

Do folks recommend the next books, "It's so Amazing" and "Perfectly Normal" for older kids? I'm embarassed to admit that I'm behind with these convos with my kids becase they just haven't asked much....

[Anonymous]

"The care and keeping of you" for girls is great.

[Anonymous]

The biggest misconception about this is that its a single conversation. It will be many throughout different stages of childhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am conservative by DCUM standards and don't understand the squeamishness around this discussion at all. I told our kids at a young age that a sperm from the father and an egg from the mother meet inside the mother to make a baby. When asked, I explain how the sperm gets inside the mother in clear terms. We also discuss how families don't all look the same and some children do not live with both biological parents due to adoption, single parents, etc.

Give us the script of these “clear terms,”please.

Oh dear, you still don’t know? You poor thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a two mom family. From a very young age (like 2) we used a book to explain a baby is made with sperm, an egg and a uterus.

They understand their particular conception story at age 3 from a scientific standpoint. We haven’t discussed sex yet, but would if they asked. They just happen to be conceived without it.

I funky believe in meeting kids where they’re at with facts.

Except you pretend that penises don't exist.

[Anonymous]

We gave them anatomically correct information using terms like penis, vagina and uterus for a couple of months we checked out books from the library one being it's not the stork several on different kinds of families I m remembering one that included ivf but I can't recall the name.
We skipped the love each other and vague terms .

[Anonymous]

He'll learn it in kindergarten. Either through a FLE unit taught by the teachers or another kid will tell him.

[Anonymous]

Find an age appropriate book to read him

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Start by asking him what he thinks happens. And correct any wrong pieces of info.

But I think the best general advice is to tell them that a piece of the dad and a piece of the mom join together inside the mom. Then the baby grows in a special place inside the mom.

Then stop and see what questions they ask next.

The above is so disgusting that it might be better than the pill for birth control!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He'll learn it in kindergarten. Either through a FLE unit taught by the teachers or another kid will tell him.

No fle on kinder teaches this.

[Anonymous]

I had this conversation with my 5 year old the other day. We’ve had several lead up conversations about babies growing in bellies and birth, but he finally asked the actual mechanics of how seed gets inside the woman’s body to meet the egg. He giggled and made a pikachu shock face but moved on after 2 minutes. I am relieved as it feels like this will be so much easier starting young than trying to have a formal conversation when he is older. But I imagine not all kids will bring it up organically.