How to Explain Artificial Insemination to Your Children
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Artificial insemination is the method of getting pregnant by injecting a tube of semen into the vagina. Some families use this as a means of getting pregnant because the husband has a low or non existent sperm count. Other mothers use artificial insemination as a way to become pregnant without a sexual partner. Whatever your reason, the topic will come up in conversation when the children are born. This article will help you explain artificial insemination in terms children will understand.
Explain to your child the different types of families. There are families with 1 mother and 1 father, Single parent families, Foster families, Adoptive families, and families with 2 mothers or 2 fathers. Each type of family is built with love and no design is better than the next. Artificial insemination doesn't even have to come up during this discussion.
Sit your child on your lap and talk about the difference between a Daddy and a Father. Explain there are some fathers who give their hair color, eye color, height, and facial features. Then talk about a Daddy that gives his love, time, and attention. Again, you don't even have to bring up the term artificial insemination at this point.
Explain that some Mommies get pregnant at home and others get pregnant at the doctor's office. Artificial insemination may have taken place at home, but using the doctor's office for explanation helps them distinguish between the two.
Introduce the term artificial insemination when your child begins learning sex education in school. At this point your child should understand the difference between a father and a Daddy. She should also know that her Daddy did not give her any physical traits. This is the time, however to tell her exactly what happens during artificial insemination.
Explain to your child the different types of families. There are families with 1 mother and 1 father, Single parent families, Foster families, Adoptive families, and families with 2 mothers or 2 fathers. Each type of family is built with love and no design is better than the next. Artificial insemination doesn't even have to come up during this discussion.
Tips & Warnings
- Never make artificial insemination a big deal. These conversations don't have to be a production. A casual conversation at the dinner table, or on the way to Grandma and Grandpa's is fine.
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