TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT SEX: SOME QUESTIONS YOUNG CHILDREN ASK . . . AND SOME SUGGESTED ANSWERS
Where do babies come from?
They grow in mummy’s tummy after daddy puts a seed in there.
Where does daddy get the seeds from?
They grow inside his body in the things that hang down behind his penis.
How do they get into mummy’s tummy?
Daddy and mummy cuddle together and he puts his penis into her vagina and the seeds come out inside her.
Can I watch you do it?
Well we’d rather you didn’t because we like to be alone when we’re doing it – it’s nicer for us to be undisturbed.
How does the baby come out?
Mummy’s tummy pushes it out down the same way that daddy’s seed went in – down the vagina.
Why haven’t I got a penis?
Because you’re a girl and girls have a vagina instead. There has to be a place for the daddy’s penis to go to get the seeds inside the mummy. If they both had penises there’d be nowhere to put the seeds and she couldn’t grow a baby.
Does it hurt having a baby?
Yes it does for some women, but some have no pain at all and if the pain is too bad then midwives and doctors can help.
How does a baby breathe inside you?
It doesn’t breathe because there’s no air inside mummy’s tummy. It gets all its food and everything it needs to grow down a cord that joins it to mummy inside.
What’s a tummy button for?
When a baby is inside mummy it’s joined to her so that it can live. When it’s born it comes out with this tube still attached to its tummy. The tube is cut near the baby’s tummy but this doesn’t hurt. After a few weeks the tube drops off the baby and leaves a mark called the navel, tummy button or umbilicus.
Do you have to be married to have a baby?
No you don’t but if the mummy is all alone she might have difficulty getting enough money to look after herself and the baby. It’s really best if there’s a mummy and a daddy because then they can look after each other and the baby.
Why do you have to go to hospital to have a baby -1 thought only people who were ill went to hospital?
Yes, it’s usually ill people who go to hospital but when a baby comes out of a mummy’s tummy it’s best to have a midwife or doctor there just in case anything goes wrong with the baby or the mummy. Most mummies have their babies in hospital though some choose to stay at home.
Why don’t men have babies?
Because you have to have a thing inside you called a uterus which is where the baby grows. You also have to have a vagina so that the baby can come out. Men don’t have these things. They have a penis so that they can put seeds into mummy’s tummy to start the baby. Daddies start babies off and mummies have them. Then they both look after the baby together.
When a daddy puts his penis inside a mummy does he do a wee inside her?
No he puts seeds inside her.
Does it hurt when a daddy does that to a mummy?
No – in fact they both like it a lot.
Where do you and daddy do it?
Usually in bed because it’s warm and cuddly there but we could do it anywhere when we’re on our own and quiet.
How old will I be before I have a baby of my own?
Well you could have a baby when you are a teenager but it’s best to wait until you are married so that the baby has a mummy and a daddy to love it and look after it. After all, you like having a mummy and a daddy, don’t you?
Can I have a baby with daddy (mummy)?
No, mummies and daddies have babies together but brothers and sisters and parents and their children mustn’t have babies together because the babies might not be normal. Mummy and daddy love you but they love each other in a slightly different way. Anyway, its best to have a baby with someone you’re married to and you can’t marry your mummy (daddy) or brother (sister).
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