Book Review
Short Summary
This book was written by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom in 1997. This edition is from 2004. It is a friendly and engaging introduction to ‘the facts of life’ . From an early age kids can start to wonder about how they were made. This book provides some of the answers.
What This Book Is About
‘How Did I Begin’ talks simply about reproduction and about their development in utero. It covers topics like:
- How the egg and the sperm meet
- Reproduction but not IVF
- How babies develop inside the womb
- How chromosomes and genetics work
- How twins are formed
- Birth vaginal and caesarean
This book serves as a great way to start conversations about how your child began.
Reflection and Comments
The illustrations are fun and the text is age-appropriate. If you’re a parent who feels a bit awkward about talking to their young kids about sex, this book helps remove that awkwardness and helps turn it into something fun and educational. It starts off by explaining that parents have a “special cuddle”. It does talk about sexual intercourse in a simple, factual way, to explain how the sperm goes into the egg. It talks about how babies are made but also about how babies develop inside the womb. It even has a diagram showing the baby’s average size as it gets bigger. It does not talk about the fact that some babies aren’t born into the family’s they’re in. It also doesn’t talk about IVF. Despite that, it is a starting point for any family.
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