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Where Do Babies Come From?

It is important to talk to your child


about where babies come from.

It helps them to understand:

• how babies are made

• a man’s and a woman’s body

• relationships

• contraception

If you talk to your child about


where babies come from you can
make sure they are getting the
right information.

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What is on this page?

This page is about how you can


teach your child about how babies
are made.

It has information about:

• what information you should give


your child

• different ways babies can be


made

• how to talk about where babies


come from

• how to teach about where babies


come from

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How much information do I give
my child?

It can be hard to know how to


teach your child about how
babies are made.

There is lots of information.

You might be worried about saying


the wrong thing.

It is important to give your child


information that is right for them.

It should be easy for them to


understand.

It should help to answer their


questions.

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If your child:

• is 4-5 years old

• knows the names of the private


body parts

• can point to where the private


body parts are

You can say something like:

• babies grow in a special place


inside a woman’s tummy called
the uterus

• the uterus protects the baby


as it grows

• babies start out very small and


grow for 9 months until they are
ready to be born

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If your child:

• is 5-8 years old

• knows the names of private body


parts, where they are and what
they do

• knows a little bit about the male


and female reproductive system

You can say something like:

• you need a special part from


a man and a woman to make
a baby.

The part from the man is called


sperm and the part from the
woman is called the egg

• the egg and the sperm join


together in the uterus.

When this happens a baby


is made

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• the baby grows in the uterus for 9
months until it is ready to be born

• when the baby is ready to be born


it leaves the uterus and comes out
of the mum’s vagina

If your child:

• is 8 or more years old

• knows the names of private body


parts and what they do

• knows about male and female


reproductive systems and what
they do

• knows about different types of


relationships including intimate
relationships

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You can say something like:

• a man and woman need to have


sex to make a baby

• this means that the man puts his


penis into the woman’s vagina.
Both people have to say yes
for this to happen

• the sperm leaves the penis and


goes into the vagina. It swims
up the vagina into the uterus

• if the sperm finds an egg in the


uterus it can join it. There isn’t
always an egg in the uterus.
This only happens sometimes

• when the sperm and egg join


a baby starts to grow

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Talking about different ways
babies are made

Not all babies are made by a man


and a woman having sex.

Some people might need help from


a doctor to have a baby.

Some people might ask somebody


else to have the baby for them.

This is called surrogacy.

Sometimes a baby might grow up


with different parents to the ones
they were born with.

The baby might live with their


grandparents or other family
members.

They might join a new family.

This is called adoption.

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Or they might live with another
family for a short time.

This is called foster care.

Some babies might have a mother


and father.

Some babies might have two


mothers or two fathers.

Some babies might only have


a mother.

Or they might only have a father.

All of this is OK.

It is important to explain to your


child that all families are different.

They are still a family just like other


families.

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There are some resources at the
bottom of this page that you can
use to talk about different types
of families.

How to teach about where


babies come from

Sometimes it can be hard to teach


your child about where babies
come from.

You might not know what to say.

You might not know where to start.

This is OK.

There are different ways that you


can help your child to learn about
where babies come from.

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You can try the things below to
teach your child about where babies
come from.

1. Look for times in your child’s life


to start a conversation about how
babies are made.

These might be:

• seeing a pregnant woman on


the bus, at school or at the
shops

• a school friend has a new baby


brother or sister

• people on TV are talking about


having a baby

2. Find the type of activity that your


child likes.

These might include:

• looking at picture books

• using worksheets

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• playing games

• using photos

• arts and crafts

Doing activities together can make


learning less stressful for you and
your child.

3. Do not wait for your child to ask


you about where babies come
from.

You can bring it up with them


instead.

This tells your child to know that it


is OK for them to talk to you about
these things.

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Resources for you to use

Body Talk: Girl Stuff

https://bodytalk.org.au/how-
it-works/conception-how-
pregnancy-happens/

All About Sex: Pregnancy and birth

https://www.fpnsw.org.au/sites/
default/files/assets/factsheet_14_
pregnancy_and_birth.pdf

Planet Puberty: Where do babies


come from worksheet

https://www.planetpuberty.org.
au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/
Where-do-babies-come-from-
and-periods-F.pdf

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The amazing true story of how
babies are made

By Fiona Katauskas

Special Me: for IVF families

By Tara Mitchell

What makes a baby

By Corey Silverberg

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What to read next:

• Male reproductive system

• Female reproductive system

For more information go to the


Planet Puberty website

www.planetpuberty.org.au

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