How Are Babies Made?

<p>How are babies made? We speak with Cory Silverberg, author of <em>What Makes A Baby,</em> for answers to questions about how we all come into the world. This is a conversation that welcomes all kinds of families as we answer questions about why babies don't hatch out of eggs, why boys have nipples, why girls have babies but boys don't and why some people look more like one parent more than the other. Later in the episode we also explore how we get our last names and how two people can have the same last name when they're not related. We made this episode with our youngest listeners in mind, but parents may want to preview this episode on their own or listen with their kids. </p> <p><br> Download our learning guides: <a href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/45/48/a87af5fa4f408b5a0563ed77103d/how-are-babies-made.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PDF</a> | <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ffXHA52utVnNP6wYesFAHHsRRbNv3l0QKrN5RgpbNUs/copy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Slide</a> | <a href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/7a/ba/d9ad12f64d259ef54dfafdd67e10/but-why-168-babies-transcript.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a></p> <blockquote> <p><br> "How are babies made?" - Wade, 7, Charlottesville, Va.</p> </blockquote> <ul> <li><p>In his book <em>What Makes a Baby</em>, Cory Silverberg begins by reminding kids and grownups that there are really two questions: what makes a baby in general, and then the more specific question that is unique to you--where did you come from? That's a question that only your parent or parents or the adults who love you can answer.</p></li> <li><p>While there are lots of ways that babies join families, some things are true for all of us. “For all humans to be born we need three things. We need to start with an egg; we need to start with a sperm; and those come from two different bodies. And then we need a third body part which is called a uterus. That's where we grow, where this tiny, tiny thing grows into a baby, which is the thing you are when you a