4 Year Old Asking About Sex.

Personally, I think a four year old is too young to be learning about the uterus and other parts - let her enjoy her childhood.

I told my son (when he was around 4)that babies are made when mommies and daddies love each other so much that they have too much love and the baby is made from that love. (that was a fun topic, considering Im divorced from his father!) I also told him that babies grow in mommy's tummy to protect him/her until s/he is big enough to be born. My sister is pregnant and he has asked how babies come out of the tummy (he was afraid it was through the bellybutton), so I told him that babies come out of the woman's privates (he's six and well aware of the difference between men and women), but that he would learn more about that when he's older. He seemed content with the answers I've given him. Share what you are comfortable sharing, and remember she is only four.... she isn't really asking about "sex"... she's just wondering about babies!

my oldest son actually told me where babies come from at 4 years old. he came home from school and announced that babies grow in mommies hearts. God puts them there. I thought it was a great thought and have told all my kids that

There's been lots of great advice. But it's really up to you to decide how much information you think your child can handle. When my daughter started asking questions, I used "What's the Big Secret? Talking about Sex with Girls & Boys" by Marc Brown and Laurie Brown. It has great illustrations that are not too graphic. It gives basic information so you can decide how much to elaborate.

Good luck!
R.

Are u afraid to tell him the truth becasue if u don't tell him then he will probably see what his peers think about this question. It's a shame being a parent didn't come with a hand book and I know back when I was growing up sex was not a topic in the house I actually learned about sex in sex education in school. I would go with how do you and your husband feel about talking with your son about sex as opposed to getting a book and you still will have to explain to him where babies come from becasue they do not come from the birds and the bees if you know what i mean good luck and may god be with u

I can't make a specific recommendation because my child was a little older when he began asking, but I went to my local library and they had probably 50 books on the topic in the picture book section. Wonderful resource! I highly recommend you go to your own library and browse through that section and find a couple of books that seem age-appropriate. The ones I liked best used simple illustrations.

I completely disagree with the advice to not answer the question - they will start hearing stuff from other kids at around 4-5, so if they're interested they should get the (very basic, age-appropriate) facts from you. I found using a book was a good idea for me because it kept me from going into too much detail and it also anticipated questions I wouldn't have thought of. And it was no more of a big deal to my son than when he asked about cougars or dinosaurs and we got a book about that - the embarrassment is in our heads, not theirs. For them, it's just more information to add to the database.

I don't think you need too much info at this age. We are expecting a baby in about 6 weeks and my 5 year old daughter is asking a few questions. A simple "the baby grows in mommy's tummy" and "when a mommy and daddy are married, a lot of times God makes a baby for them in the mommy's tummy" works well. We then tell her when she is older we will teach her more. Our daughter has asked how the baby comes out and we just tell her that that is something she will learn about later. She has been more than content with these answers.