I was babysitting today and the little kid asked me what s*x was...what do i do?

Question

his mom came home before i had to explain it to him, but should i tell him or just tell his mom?

Answer 1

change the subject

Answer 2

tell him ir her that it means a boy or girl that way ur not saying anything horable to the chuild and yet not lying

Answer 3

I'd tell his mom that he asked. I'd tell the little boy that I didn't know that he needs to ask his mom.  His mother could be very angry at you if you told him.

Answer 4

just say something very complex to the little kid or tell him "mommy will tell u"

Answer 5

I think that telling the boy to ask his parents is the best and most respectable  thing you could have done for the boy and his parents alike. However, if you find yourself in a position where the little boy is prodding and won't relent, you can show him your driver's license. The little box marked "s*x" where it is typed M for male, F for female, you can tell him that s*x can mean what gender a person is. That's an easy cop-out as well as an accurate one!  

Answer 6

yeah thats not your place to talk w/them about that. you may say something they really dont agree with.

Answer 7

Tell him to ask his mother.   It is not appropriate for you to tell him.  

Answer 8

Tell his mom that he asked you, then let her take it from there.

Answer 9

You really shouldn't get into a conversation like that with a kid you're babysitting.  Make sure you tell his mother that he asked you.

Answer 10

Just what everyone else said--Tell his mom that he asked.  If he asks you again, just tell him that it's something that he needs to ask his mom about.  If he keeps pestering you, divert his attention with something.  Kids don't have great attention spans, it should be pretty easy to get him in the swing of doing something else

Answer 11

TELL HIS MOM! I work in childcare, and get this often! I just tell the child "That is grown up talk, and you don't say that, ask mommy if you want to"

Answer 12

   I think you should just drop the subject tell him to ask his mom she will handle it!

Answer 13

Tell his mom. It's her call to tell him about the facts of life. She might be mad at you if you told him and not her.

Answer 14

Change the subject, or do something to distract the kid. Then tell the parents when they get home. Whatever you do, don't take it upon yourself to tell the kid about the birds and the bees :P the parents would probably not like that.

Answer 15

I would tell him to ask his parents.  I don't believe that it is your place to discuss such a topic unless of course you've discussed it with his parents and they've given you the go ahead.

Answer 16

Tell the kid's parents the he asked you but you didn't answer. It shouldn't be your responsiblity to tell him something like that.

Answer 17

First off don't freak out, tell him that if he wants to know he should ask his mom or dad. If he asks why tell him that it's not your job to tell him what that means. Also tell him it's a word for grown-ups so don't use it ever again. Make sure you tell the parents he asked you, and try and find out how he found out about the word.

Finding out the source that he found the word from is most important. If the child overheard someone say it, find out who, if it's inside the family or a friend saying it there may be problems as to the REST of what they were saying, if the child heard someone close to them say they were going to have s*x you should find out who so the parents know best to keep the child away from that person. Also the thread of information could lead to somewhere worse such as an older brother who left out a "dirty" magazine, or someone on tv use it on a show the kid's not supposed to watch

find out the source and make sure you tell the parents. They will probably discuss the topic with the kid, and if the way the child found out is through something serious or wrong you may have solved a lot of problems in the future just from a child asking you the question.

Make sure you don't tell any fake stories or lies about what the word means, don't even give a definition, some parent's find that you may be going over the limit by discussing something like that with their son or daughter.

Try and just find out more and make sure the parents know. Good luck =]

Answer 18

tell his mom that he asked you that.. but do not provide him with an answer, ask him to ask his mom and act like you aren't sure what it is.  I wouldn't tell him anything, his Mom might not want to tell him anything about it , especially at that young age, let the Mom handle it.  

Answer 19

It's NOT your place to tell him anything about s*x. He has parents and that is their job. Tell his mom and if he continues to ask you questions  tell him to ask his mom or dad.

Answer 20

Definitely tell his mom.  It isn't your place to have that talk with him.

Answer 21

Tell his mom definitely

Answer 22

You need to tell the parent(s). That is up to them on how to approach the subject.  

Answer 23

say "you need to ask your mom" lol.

Answer 24

tell him to ask his parents and then tell his mom that he asked this question but do not answer the little kid or else you could get into big trouble.  

Answer 25

tell his mom that he asked and you didnt tell him anything because you're not the parent, its their job to explain that.

Answer 26

eww, tell his mom that he asked you so they dont think you were mesin with the kid u know how psycho parents can be