8 year old question

most of us knows that ADAM is the first human got on earth..

Let me begin b saying it is never wrong to tell our children, "I'm not exactly sure," or "I really don't know." It is more destructive if we feed them lines and make it sound like fact, only for them to find out for themselves later in life that we were full of crap. I'm going to avoid the specific question because others have done a well enough job and I added my imput there. But for future questions, the responses I just gave ou are a good start. The next step would be to say, lets find out together." Then go dig in, research every possible angle together with your child. Rent videos and books from the library, hop online and do some keyword searches, ask others for resources...and have fun finding the answer together.

I would say "I don't know son, because I wasn't there when he/she first lived." It's a logical explanation because that guy/girl would have been a billion years old and finding his/her root would prove to be difficult because of the lack of information a billion years ago. But there are myths about that person, and any kid couldn't really relate to the stories of science and it would only make them more confused if you tell them about the scientific explanations. So better, just say it the way I did, or perhaps tell them a story or so about the myths that we have around about the first humans. It need not be complicated if you talk to a kid. Just remember to be honest and simple. =)

i think you told her the right thing about both theories and when she is older she can make up her on mind about it. some will say only from the bible but what about dinosaurs etc no-one who is religious will say where they came from and how they got on the earth.