Where Do Babies Come From?: Our First Talk About Birth

by Jillian Roberts, Cindy Revell

An engaging introduction for very young children to the basic facts of life in a way that is gentle, age-appropriate and accessible. Research shows that children are learning about sex at an increasingly young age and often from undesirable sources. The Q&A format, with questions posed in the child’s voice and answers starting simply and becoming gradually more in-depth, allows the adult to guide the conversation to a natural and satisfying conclusion. Additional questions at the back of the book allow for further discussion. Child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts designed the Just Enough series to empower parents/caregivers to start conversations with young ones about difficult or challenging subject matter. Other books in the series deal with diversity, death, separation and divorce.

Genres: Nonfiction, Picture Books, Health, Childrens, Parenting, Family

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 13, 2015

Reviews

[Aljoharah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Where Do Babies Come From? Our First Talk about Birth

Core Curricular tie: Science.

Detailed Explanation:
This book is perfect for teaching the idea of childbirth in a simple way for young students. I could use it in science class to explain the facts of life and pregnancy to the students. This book has some new scientific terms that would help them to be familiar with the reproductive process. So this great book will introduce young students to how babies are born. I would use power point in this lesson.

Rationale:
We should have books like this to teach students about the facts of life. I think this book is a really great to make them understand the childbirth. Young children are always curious to learn the facts of life. They are always asking questions about the families, world, and childbirth. So this book would be a good one to answer some of their questions and teach them about the reproductive process and pregnancy.

[Maggie Ignasiak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for a more progressive parenting method. It's simple to understand, accurate, and mindful of different types of families. It even has a "Just A Few More Questions" area to fill in any gaps about single parent families, same sex families, adoption, in vitro, and C-sections.

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite book so far for my 3 and 5 year olds. Honest and simple with clear illustrations make it a joy to read.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good introduction to pregnancy and childbirth. It's age appropriate for small children and mostly medically accurate. I wish the author would have used the term "embryo" instead of seed because egg and sperm do not combine to form a seed. She could have easily used the correct term in addition the seed metaphor. I did like that the book mentioned homebirth: "A baby can be born at home or in a hospital."

Other good books for small children on this topic are The Baby Tree, My New Baby, and Waiting for Baby.

[Cheriee Weichel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This simple book introduces young children to how babies are created. I liked that the images are straight forward and multicultural, showing many different kinds of families.
There is minimal text on the pages. I also liked how questions flowed from previous statements.
For example,
A baby comes from the mother's womb, which is just below the stomach. It provides a safe place for the baby to grow.
is followed by,
How does the baby start growing in the first place?

[Minxy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great introductory book without going into too much detail. Will be using for future discussions with the kiddos.

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Raises more questions than it answers.

[Taylor Kundel-Gower · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple and at least somewhat aware of family diversity.

[NCole Foncannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this book to my oldest son to show him how babies are made and how they grow before his little brother was born.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Digital artwork using Corel Painter accompanies this simple introduction to birth and the reproductive process. Parents might want to use this book as a starting place for having THAT conversation about the facts of life and birth. In nonthreatening fashion and without becoming too graphic, youngsters learn about where the unborn baby grows until birth and how it grows over time before making its way into the wider world. Too bad that many of us didn't have a book like this one when you were growing up.