how to explain cisgender and heterosexual to 5 year old?
Here’s the context. I’m closeted and trying to help my sister not become a conservative nutcase. She’s in a church school so I have to act fast while I still have time. Thank you for the advice tho
Explain it as “People love each other. Sometimes it’s a boyand a girl. Sometimes it’s two boys or two girls. (Not getting into enbys since this is 101.). And sometimes people, whoever they love, want to build a life together.”
Sounds good. Sadly telling her directly is a risk as I probably will be outed. Is there another way I can do it?
A good way to start might just be to show the kid that there are all kinds of people and families, and all are normal. :)
You can find some good kids books that include lots of different types of families, including queer parents. You can probably find them at the library, like “THE FAMILY BOOK” or “A Family Is a Family Is a Family” are some good ones. That might be a good starting point.
Honestly, I’d just say that some people like girls, some people like boys, and some people like boys and girls, and that’s okay. Super easy version :)
