The answer to this is very simple. NO, NO, NO!!!
Children 6 and under may ask questions about sex whether it be a “heterosexual” or “same sex”,simply because of something they have heard in school, the neighbor children, TV, etc. What I learned with my children was that a very short answer was all it took to satisfy. They cannot understand the answers in depth, and really don’t want long answers. I didn’t need to read a book to them on the subject. Long, in depth answers serve to confuse the child even more.
Case in point: A 3 year old visiting granddaughter insisted upon telling all our guests that she had a vagina, and would they like to see it?? I talked to her mom, (my step-daughter) and asked if she could curtail this subject since it was very emabarrasing and in-appropriate. S/Daughter got angry with me and said her child should be allowed to talk about her body openly and she (mom) encouraged her to. She went on to say that she had explained intercourse to her 3 year old. I just can’t imagine what good could come of giving this information to such a young child. So, maybe I am just an old-fashioned grandmother who really does does not think children should be bothered with this “heavy subject”. Let children be children…PLEASE!!!
Love and peace