How do i explain to my five year old where babies come from ?

Question

Should i tell her the truth or make up a lie ?

Answer 1

Tell her the truth, at 5 years old she will remember what you tell her and you don't want her believing something isn't true then finding out mommy lied to her.  Just be honest to a point giving basic info.  There are plenty of books out there now in that will tell you how to talk to a younger child about s*x and where babies come from.  I know my 6 year old knows that it involves the p***s and what girls have (he won't say v****a or anything though) and he knows that it takes both a man and woman to create a baby and the baby grows inside the uterus (he says tummy usually though) and he knows that the baby is pushed out when he/she is ready to be born.  He watches babystory and stuff like that a lot though so he knows more than i am sure most kids his age.

Answer 2

when she gets older you can explain it to her in more depth....but for right now, just tell her this!!!!!!!!!

Just tell her that babies are born from your stomach (technically not a lie) and tell her that babies are god's gift to the world just as she is god's gift to you!!!!!! Later she will understand where they come from and she will also understand why you told her what u did.....if she asks how babies get into your stomach, say that u had a special seed or somthing and then the baby grew from that seed into the wonderful child that she is!!!

Answer 3

oh c'mon ya gonna ruin the kid that way!

if my mom told me when i was 5 i'd have thrown up

and never talk to another guy i my life

just go with the stork idea

or be creative

when they ask a lot about santa or the tooth fairy then it's time

or have you told the kid about that too?

maybe tell the kid the year before s*x ed.

please don't ruin your kid's innocence

trust me you are gonna lie to the kid sooner or later

so why not now?

-kt

Answer 4

Definatly do not lie... you can leave out some details but my son who is 3 knows where babys come from, how they get out and how the docotrs help get them out, you should never lie to your children tho...

Answer 5

Ask the child where they think babies come from...then agree...

Answer 6

don't lie...just don't get into any graphic details!!! a 5 yr old can understand more than you think most of the time!!

Answer 7

my uncle told my 5 yr old cousin this:

1) you get married with the person you love

2) there is a blowhole

3) your little birdy goes in that blowhole

4) and walla you have a baby <3

Answer 8

Make up a lie until he/she is 10 or 11.

Answer 9

I was told that I was found under a rock. My little sister was made in china.

lies are fine. by the time they're old enough to realize it's a lie, they'll be old enough to realize why you lied.

Answer 10

Tell they come from the baby dept- just look at any dept store and they have a baby dept- she will be satisfied with that and you didn't lie- both my kids came from the baby dept!  <grin>

Answer 11

Just explain thhe labor part not...you know...the other part

Answer 12

I absolutely would not lie to my kids. I would recommend answering all her questions -- but, only answering her questions. Simple, truthful answers. Don't add lots of information that she is not asking about. If her question is (for instance) where do babies come from?  you can say they come from a woman's uterus. She may not question you any further about it right then. She may ask how the baby gets into the uterus -- sooner or later. You can say that all women (and girls when they grow up to be women) can have babies in their uteruses once there is sperm in there too. She may not ask anything further or she may ask how you get sperm in there. But chances are these questions will be ask over a perios of time. I also make it a point to ask where the question is coming from -- so you can understand the context. Like if the kid ask what sperm is (not from you having said it but, just on her own, for instance) -- I'd say -- where did you hear about sperm. That way when she tells you, you can have an idea where she heard it and tailor your response accordingly. Don't offer more information than she is asking for. Don't add lots of information that is unnecessary. Be truthful. There's a really good book called "It's So Amazing." You can get it for yourself and get ideas from it and look at it together if you choose to.

Answer 13

tell her your tummy. duh.