My DS sometimes asks me about my balls (I am a mum).

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My DS is six and sometimes he asks me whether my balls look similar to his or other questions. I tell him that girls do not have balls but I think he imagines that men wand women look the same or similar down below.

Presumably he never see you naked then? How about getting him an age-appropriate book about bodies and how they work. You can get general ones which just mention the differences on one page, and cover eyes, digestive system, etc in the rest of the book, if you don't want to make a big deal about it. Or a sex education book - you can get ones that are fine for his age, and start to cover the dfifferences, how we change at puberty, and how babies are made. Six might seem young, but many children knoew the basics by then.

Why hasn't he seen you naked? Even if you don't stroll around the house in the buff surely he must have walked in on you getting dressed or in the shower over the last six years? Or chagnign for swimming?

you have worn clothes in front of your DCs every day for six years!
He's never seen a little girl getting changed??

What about friends' children, hasn't he been in the paddling pool in the buff with other kids?

im surprised by six your son does not know the basic differences between male and female anatomy. i suggest going to the library and getting a book he can look at.

I do not think he remembers seeing me naked (that was a long time ago). I think he saw girls at the beach but I do think he paid attention to them. You need to play with naked girls to notice the difference.
If he asks me again then I will find him some kids anatomy books with more detailed pictures than in our book.

I think these days parents cover their kids more than it was in my childhood.

We certainly have not been to any parties, playdates where we could someone naked even little siblings.

Presumably he knows you don't have a penis?!

I would have thought he'd have at least played 'I'll show you mine, if you show me yours at school'? Have you never bathed with him? Taken him swimming alone?

I am struggling to understand how a child of that age could be unaware of the differences between male and female genitalia.

my kids (age 5 and 8) see me naked all the time (sleep naked and they are in the bathroom sometimes when I am showering/in the bath) and both are well aware of the differences between the male and female body.

I think if he understood what balls are for, he would understand why girls don't have them. Otherwise, he might always assume that the female labia majora are balls, even if he has seen a naked girl!

I do not walk or shower naked in front of my children.
He knows that girls look different but we never talked about it in details. may be if he played with naked girls than he would have noticed the difference. It is not always clear from the anatomy books. In our book they only show how the organs look from the inside view; it is not like seeing in real.
They do not play "show me yours" at school and I hope they will not.

I will find him some kids materials on this topic for the future.

does he at 6 know how babies are made? I would imagine this is a good age to discuss issues like this.

I'm not criticising you but I'm genuinely curious why he hasn't seen you getting dressed or having a bath/shower. It must take some effort to prevent this. Why?

This is an excellent little book for those of us who really can't cope with being seen unclothed :(

www.amazon.com/Who-Has-What-About-Bodies/dp/0763629316/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327331786&sr=1-5

oh this may be better

www.amazon.com/Who-Has-What-About-Bodies/dp/0763629316/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327331786&sr=1-5

Wow I'm really sorry to say very shocked to hear u all saying a million times why hasn't he seen u naked .. One after the other the messages are not very supportive i find them negative so the woman don't want to parade round in the buff to teach her son boys v girls. Surely theres another way to teach him this other then eat ur peas then ill have a shower for show and tell

How about this one?

www.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-You-Getting-Smart-Private/dp/0142410586/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327333298&sr=8-1

I haven't at any point asked why the OP hasn't been seen naked, Honeyme1980... I agree that the OP shouldn't be criticised for not having got around to parading herself naked for the sake of her son's education. Maybe if you don't want people being shocked, you should be more careful with your own language, rather than accusing "u all" of saying something they haven't done. Although having said that, maybe other posters are a tad jealous that the OP seems to have a well used lock on her bedroom, bathroom and toilet doors, so hasn't had to tolerate a small child bursting in on her and asking her questions on the basis of what he's looking at uninvited!...

honey are you reading the same thread. not sure "All" posters have critised op or even asked "a million times", and if you read there are some very helpfull sugestions.

honeyme - people are expressing surprise that he hasn't seen her naked, because it is unusual. Not because most parents "parade around in the buff" or deliberately show their bodies to their children for education, but simply because most parents find there is little personal privacy in a house with small children.

Nobody has told her that she ought to let him see her naked for educational purposes - there has been a general agreement that she should buy a suitable book, which she seems to consider helpful advice!

Thank you ladies for your comments and suggestions. I will have a look whether I can find something on the Internet (may be BBC).
We have always had a lock in the bathroom. My DH and I do not like to be disturbed when we use the toilet and the lock helps.
I used to wee in front of my older DS when he was younger. Still do it in front of my younger DS but occasionally only. Somehow, all these years I managed not show them my genitals.

"My DH and I do not like to be disturbed when we use the toilet and the lock helps." Not at the same time .

Mine has seen me naked frequently, and has noticed I don't have a penis, he asked me if it had broken off and why I have a 'hairy bottom' (I don't btw)

That is really funny TheSpreadingChestnutTree. Say you did not eat five-a-day and that is the result .