Explain Sex to a Preschooler

This is a hard question to answer, when it inevitably comes up. "Where do babies come from?" The answer is simple, it just depends on your parenting style.

Steps

 * 1)  If he/she asked about it (for example: "Mommy/daddy where do babies come from?") then you have to make the decision if you want to be vaguely realistic or just say something like "From the stars!" or "They float down in little baskets and land on your doorstep" (like in the Grinch).
 * 2)  If you want to be lighthearted but realistic, then maybe just say "When mommy and daddy want to have a baby, they lay in bed together. Then mommy's tummy gets big and round and nine months later out comes baby!" If you want to be a little more realistic, then just say that mommy and daddy lay in bed together and do a "magic trick" or something like that. Or you can just explain it completely, it's your choice.

Tips

 * Explain in a lighthearted manner, but don't keep going on or go into details
 * If they ask more questions, just say something like (say the child is 6 years old) "Well you've used up all your baby questions for your six year old time, but in another six years you can ask me another question!"
 * If you use the above method to dodge more questions, make sure to sound like waiting another however many more years will be fun, otherwise the toddler will be disappointed.

Warnings

 * Don't get caught up in a discussion, you might end up saying more than you would've wanted to.