5 useful Books to explain how babies are born
Mom “Where do babies come from?” Answering this question is not as easy as it seems. For those who don’t know how to answer sincerely and understandably, here are some books that could help parents explain to their children how babies are born.
When our children begin to be more aware of what surrounds them and how we are made, many questions begin to arise in their little heads:
Mom, where do children come from? and how do they get into the belly? and how are children born?
As parents we are ready and willing to always give them timely and as realistic answers as possible , but when children ask us this type of question or deal with such delicate topics, we freeze, we stammer, we don’t know what to answer.
It’s true, it’s a bit difficult to explain to the little ones where babies come from and how they are born. For many, in fact, the subject is a bit taboo but it is important to treat it in a natural way, trying to adopt an appropriate and understandable language for the age of the children.
5 Books to explain how babies are born
When you have children who are curious and questionable, books can be of great help in trying to make them understand problems that sometimes escape their logic, such as pregnancy and the birth of a child .
Stories and books can in fact be our allies even in this situation. The appropriate language and illustrations in each book that explain where children come from are a very useful tool that parents can use to answer more or less embarrassing questions.
There are various books on the market to explain how children are born. Some are very delicate and polite others more direct and sincere so the choice is a little linked to the age of the children and the sensitivity of the parents. Here are some that might be useful to you.
How children are born is a book suitable for avery first approachto sex education. The story is tender and gentle and, with metaphors, poetic and colorful images and a few scientific terms, it tells how conception takes place, how life takes place in the mother’s belly and how birth takes place. All in a positive context which is that of the love between mum and dad, made of desire and tenderness, and of the parents’ love for their children, made of patient waiting and joy in meeting each other.
Suitable for toddlers.
Thus you were born
Thus you were born is a book dedicated to children aged 4 to 7 and beyond, which offers parents and teachers a tool for effective but at the same time exciting and meaningful emotional and sexual education.
The book contains a delicatestory told in rhymethat offers adults interesting insights into explaining to children how they were born. Thanks to this book that combines science and poetry, children can understand that sexuality is a dimension of our life full of emotional and relational meanings. The presentation is by Licia Colò.
Mom made the egg
The mother made the egg is a book much appreciated by parents for the sympathy,simplicity and franknesswith which it explains what happens to conceive a child.
The story is nice and direct and the drawings are simple without excessive details, but still explicit. For example, there is the explanation of how dad and mom have to find imaginative ways to stay “close” and ensure that the seed reaches the egg.
The book is recommended for ages 5, but from the reviews we understand that many parents recommend reading it to slightly older children (6/7 years).
And where was I?
And where was I? is another popular parenting book and a best seller on Amazon.
The story tells and explains in a clear and pleasant way how a new life is formed, from conception to birth. The explanations and illustrations are simple and delicateand offer parents valuable help in answering all those questions that children ask. Reading age: from 4 years.
Much desired, so you were born
Much desired, so you were born are four books designed and written to help those parents who had children through assisted fertilization.
Thanks to the children’s illustrations in each of the books, parents will be able to explain to their children their origins from assisted fertilization: PMA, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation. Here the review of Fertile Period
These and many other books that allow children to discover how they came into this world are also an excellent purchase to include in the library of all those families who are thinking of having another child . In fact, these books can be useful for making children understand everything that is about to happen when they become older brothers and for explaining their mother’s pregnancy to them.
Kathryn Barlow is an OB/GYN doctor, which is the medical specialty that deals with the care of women's reproductive health, including pregnancy and childbirth.
Obstetricians provide care to women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, while gynecologists focus on the health of the female reproductive system, including the ovaries, uterus, vagina, and breasts. OB/GYN doctors are trained to provide medical and surgical care for a wide range of conditions related to women's reproductive health.