Heidi Skudder, founder of Positively Parenthood and author of Your Positive Baby Sleep Book, tells Metro: ‘How you approach this, and also what you believe to be the “right” way of communicating with your child, will depend on their age.
With Peppa Pig watched and adored by millions of children, the unexpected expansion of the family could lead them to seek details about where babies come from and how they’re made — big topics to explain to a little person.
Heidi, who will be an expert speaker at The Baby Show in London Excel next month, urges parents to call body parts by their correct names to ensure safer and healthier discourse around biology.
According to Heidi, for small toddlers or children of early school age, you can start by describing the idea of an egg coming from mummy meeting a sperm from daddy, without divulging further details.
‘Talking about birth is a huge topic, especially for children who can understand the concept of a pregnancy but can be confused about how the baby will come out,’ Heidi says.
