My kids have questions..

I have a 7 year old girl and a 5 year old boy. My son keeps asking me how baby Isla is coming out. I told him once my belly hoping he would just leave it alone and he did for awhile. Now he is asking me how the baby is going to come out of my belly button?!?! He's also asked Daddy and Daddy of course trying to be funny told him "my butt" So my son is a bit confused. Is he old enough to know how a baby is born? Is this going to confuse him more then he already is? Should I sit and talk with my daughter as well??!? When is the right age?

Yes he's old enough.

My kids have known about penis's and vagina's since they realized that girls had different bits.

My parents showed me this awesome book and then talked to me about it when I was around 7. It's really not a difficult conversation.  

If your daughter isn't asking any questions then there's no need to tell her... yet haha.

i def think you should tell him some things but ofcourse not every detail. my mom is a second grade teacher so her students are around 7 and theyre already telling eachother they wanna fuk. so he should know what you tell him before other kids start filling his mind with dumb shit!

Quoting Kalith:“ Yes he's old enough. My kids have known about penis's and vagina's since they realized that girls had ... [snip!] ... not a difficult conversation.   If your daughter isn't asking any questions then there's no need to tell her... yet haha.”

Awwww I don't wanta have this conversation....but I guess we have too. Are there any good videos or anything?!?

Quoting Trisha (28 weeks):“ Awwww I don't wanta have this conversation....but I guess we have too. Are there any good videos or anything?!?”

It's really not hard and perfectly natural and I promise you aren't ripping away his innocence lol.

http://www.slideshare.net/kentam/mom-where-do-babies-come-from-516606

This is a really good video. You can read it before you talk to him, Show it to him and go through it at your own pace.

Good luck. Make it a fun talk, if they sense that you are freaking out it'll freak them out.

Just start at slide 9 and skip to 14 after that one if you want.

Quoting Trisha (28 weeks):“ I have a 7 year old girl and a 5 year old boy. My son keeps asking me how baby Isla is coming out. I ... [snip!] ... Is this going to confuse him more then he already is? Should I sit and talk with my daughter as well??!? When is the right age?”

I have always been completely honest about something as natural as birth. I see no need to beat around the bush..... LMAO no pun intended....
 
If they are old enough to ask, they are old enough to have an honest, to the point answer. You dont need to give him too much information, or too many details, but the explanation that girls have a special place that babies are born from, and it is between their legs, and it opens wide enough to let the baby come out when it's time should suffice.  

On that note, I have an Isla   She's almost a year old now!
It's a good name.

Quoting Trisha (28 weeks):“ I have a 7 year old girl and a 5 year old boy. My son keeps asking me how baby Isla is coming out. I ... [snip!] ... Is this going to confuse him more then he already is? Should I sit and talk with my daughter as well??!? When is the right age?”

Rule of thumb: if they are old enough to ask the questions, they are old enough for honest answers. There is no correct age. Let your child lead you. If your children are asking specific questions like that, they are ready to know.

Whatever you do, do NOT lie to them. They will learn the truth eventually, and if you lied to them about it then they have learned not to discuss things of a sexual nature with you because you wont tell them the truth anyways. That can really bite you in the butt later down the line!

If you want help for kids in their specific age group, I found these books to be especially helpful, even with children as young as 3:

http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Big-Secret-Talking-about/dp/0316101834/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.amazon.com/Its-So-Amazing-Families-Library/dp/0763613215/ref=pd_sim_b_3

http://www.amazon.com/Where-Did-Come-Peter-Mayle/dp/0818402539

Quoting Trisha (28 weeks):“ I have a 7 year old girl and a 5 year old boy. My son keeps asking me how baby Isla is coming out. I ... [snip!] ... Is this going to confuse him more then he already is? Should I sit and talk with my daughter as well??!? When is the right age?”

Sounds ready to me...Its good, cause then you can explain the boy parts and girl parts...its something they should know...i remember when my mom had to talk with me,lol..

Quoting Sharonblueyes{EBFB}:“ I have always been completely honest about something as natural as birth. I see no need to beat around ... [snip!] ... come out when it's time should suffice.   On that note, I have an Isla   She's almost a year old now! It's a good name.”

Yeah...I know....it's just my mom never had "the talk" with me. She was never actually even around.....so it's even harder for me. Thanks....I love the name Isla.

Also, I would make sure not to overwhelm him with information he hasn't asked for.
I've always taken the approach that I will answer questions as they are asked. If he's just wondering about birth, I'd answer the question about birth.
When he asks about sex, or if the birth question leads to a sex question, then go ahead and answer that as well... but I wouldnt sit him down and dump all sorts of information he cant comprehend quite yet.  

Quoting Taiter Tot's Mama [AP]:“ Rule of thumb: if they are old enough to ask the questions, they are old enough for honest answers. ... [snip!] ... http://www.amazon.com/Where-Did-Come-Peter-Mayle/dp/0818402539 ”

Thank you!

Quoting Trisha (28 weeks):“ Thank you!”

Your welcome! I personally keep copies of all three books on my bookshelf at all times, and have loaned mine out more times than I can count.

I agree with the post earlier too that says only explain what they ask for. Read through the books yourself and only use the sections that apply to their questions. If they begin to ask logical questions like "but how did the baby get IN to the tummy?" then you'll probably want to have your strategy prepared ahead of time, rather than risk they sense that you are frazzled by the question. These books can really help you not have to find the words yourself so much if it makes you uncomfortable. Sometimes its easier to read from a script than to try to mumble around difficult topics. Hope they help!

When my two year old asked how baby Isla got into my tummy, I used the analogy of a seed.
I knew she was too young to comprehend sex, as she doesnt' even know what a penis is or what it looks like....
So I just told her that mommies have seeds for making babies inside of their tummies, and when a mommy and daddy love eachother and want to have a baby, the tiny seed starts to grow inside of mommy's tummy, and it grows bigger and bigger until it is big enough to be born!  
She understood perfectly, since we had just planted our garden this spring, and she helped me with the tiny seeds and saw them grow.

When she asks specifics beyond that, I will answer them as well, but that explanation was honest, it satisfied her curiosity and didnt give too much information she wasn't ready for. And it is good for now.  

Quoting Kalith:“ It's really not hard and perfectly natural and I promise you aren't ripping away his innocence lol. ... [snip!] ... if they sense that you are freaking out it'll freak them out. Just start at slide 9 and skip to 14 after that one if you want.”

Love it! Thanks..i just read the whole thing. This will make things easier for me.

He's old enough to know, and it's probably best you tell him before someone else does.
There are lots of books out there that are age appropriate if you need help. I was very uncomfortable talking to my daughter (who was six when I got pregnant with my 2nd), so my SO and I went out, bought a book, and we all read it together.
After we read it she asked me "so...WHERE is the baby coming out of" with this funny look on her face. I told her my vagina and she said "ew...that's weird!". lol.
The reaction you get may not be the best, but IMO it's better to tell them the truth than to hide it from them and let them find out things from other kids. I think it's scarier for them when they're not quite sure what's going to happen.