My six-year old knows most aspects of menstruation and how babies are born. Yes, you read it right. If you want to know the whys, hows, and what ifs of it, then read on. I hope this will prove helpful to all those who are on the fringe of whether or not to talk about the bird and bees.

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So, it all started because my husband and I had decided not to lie to my son or give vague answers when it comes to feeding his curiosity. I am always a proponent of normalizing menstruation talk and pushing it beyond hushed voices and taboos.

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My son asked how was he born, and we would both told that he came from my tummy. As he grew his questions grew and he asked how was he able to breathe inside. We explained him everything about the umbilical cord and how it transferred nutrients from mom to baby.

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His questions obviously did not end at that, he went on asking more questions and the maximum that we could tell him was that you need two seeds to form a baby, one from dad and one from mom. Luckily at this very time @our.world.of.words posted a very interesting book by @corysilverberg "What makes a baby" I highly recommend this book to all parents because it explains the concept of sperms, egg, and an uterus without sexualizing it. This provided a great insight about how he was born in an age appropriate manner.

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Then what about menstruation? How and why that topic?

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I suffer from dysmenorrhoea, which gives me immense pain in my lower back during periods. My son would hear us talking about it and see my husband giving me a hot water bag. Once while we were talking, my son suddenly said, "are you talking about Whisper? (a sanitary napkin brand)" We were stunned to hear this and realized he has seen sanitary napkin ads on television. Because we had decided not to lie, we explained him how this occurs to women only starting from teenage, how the egg (he had learned earlier from the book) passes out of the uterus, and the cramps gives pain while bleeding.

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This is all he knows. And I am so glad I explained this to him because the other day he told my husband to gift him a hot water bag for Diwali 🙄 Guess why? He wants to take care of his wife when he grows up 😁
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