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Cainam
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Cainam asked in Pregnancy & ParentingParenting · 1 decade ago

The difference btw a boy and a girl.?

My son (6 yrs) asked me how did the doctor determine babies at birth if it's a boy or girl, i told him girls don't have penis and he said..."haha how can that be, all people have...." when and how should i explain to him the difference.

Update:

I have 2 boys .....it's so much easier if i do have a girl..

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You can explain it to him now, you just give him the level of detail he can handle. Always answer his questions truthfully - it isn't embarrassing or weird to him, so it shouldn't be to you.

    My three year old son knows boys and girls have different "pee-pees" - all that means to him at this point is that boys can stand up and girls have to sit down to pee.

  • .vato.
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I'd just tell him that girls have a vagina.

    A good thing is to read a book that is age appropriate but gets the point across very well. One that I love is called 'Where Did I Come From?" by Peter Mayle. It talks about sex, private parts, and basically how babies were created. It isn't over the top. It gets the point across on an age appropriate manner. It will get the ball rolling for questions and concerns. If it doesn't, that's okay too it might answer all of his questions.

    I'm a very firm believer in letting kids know what's going on with their bodies young as well as the opposite sex's body. Best of Luck!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    I would start now but use correct terms.

    I just explain to my son (2 1/2) that boys have a penis and girls have a vagina. He seems to understand it.

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  • 1 decade ago

    My 3yo once asked to see my "peepee"; I explained that boys like his daddy and his brother have peepees but girls like mommy do not. He's at the age where I've had to stop changing clothes around him - he still sometimes follows me into the bathroom when I have to go - and he knows there is a difference. He hasn't asked further - he seemed satisfied with the fact that girls just pee in a different way.

    You might want to see what books your library has; that could help.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You draw him a picture of what little girls look like. The explanation is that vaginas are inside-out penises (or vice versa) and that ovaries are testicles on the inside.

    Some boys are more stubborn than others. I have friend who showered with her son until he was 6 or 7, and he never stopped questioning why mommy didn't have a penis.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well you probably shouldn't worry too much... but he is six and he should know the difference..... So when the baby is born show him that she doesn't have a penis oyu dont have to get into detail but just show him because he is bound to see his baby sister without a diaper anyway...

  • 1 decade ago

    he might be old enough or he should be old enough, just tell him that only boys have a (whatever word you choose to use) and girls have (again what ever you choose to use) and that is because everyone is differnt otherwise we would all be the same.

    something to that effect should work for now untl he is older and understand completely.

    good luck thats a tough situation.

  • 1 decade ago

    just tell him the truth and say that girls have holes, not penis'. God had to make a difference so people would know

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