Talking Sex With Your Kids: Keeping Them Safe and You Sane - By Knowing What They're Really Thinking

by Amber Madison, Bill Albert (Foreword), Katharine O'Connell White (Technical Editor)

If you want to help your kids make responsible sexual choices, not only do you have to talk with them about sex, you have to do it in a way that addresses their real concerns with advice that's relevant to their lives.  Now you have a unique advantage to getting through to your child as Amber Madison lets you in on what your kids are really thinking. As a twenty-six-year-old award-winning author and lecturer, she's taught thousands of parents how to approach kids so they'll really listen. Inside this helpful guide, you
*    What girls need to hear, and the messages boys aren't getting from anyone
*    Teen's/Tween's real sexual concerns and misconceptions
*    What to say, how to phrase it, and when to say it
*    How to get over your own embarrassment
*    Everything you need to know about STDs and contraception
*    How to deal with the unexpected
*    And most importantly, yes, your kids will listen to you
With insider advice on how to speak frankly without giving TMI (too much information), Talking Sex with Your Kids will encourage you to teach them to be safe and smart when it comes to sex.

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 2010

Reviews

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciate the author's candor, esp. the message that if you teach girls that sex is bad, their internal warning signals aren't as likely to go off when they're in uncomfortable situations.

This is a book I wish I had skimmed through a year or two before I thought I needed to, just to start getting used to certain ideas and ways of talking about sex. After that, I'd keep it around to read more info on specific topics when they seemed relevant.

[Cindy Brandt · Rating 1 out of 5]

There are much better books out there for this topic. Ah well, ya win some ya lose some.