How to Talk to Your Child About Sex: . . .and Safety and Commitment and Marriage and Abstinence

How to Talk to Your Child About Sex: . . .and Safety and Commitment and Marriage and Abstinence

How to Talk to Your Child About Sex provides thoughtful, clear, and specific guidelines concerning where, when, and most important, how to help children begin to understand sex, love and commitment from the most positive viewpoint. Provoding a series of dialogues--point-by-point discussion outlines--that have been tried and proven by thousands of families, the Eyres also give parents a fresh opportunity to reassess their own attitudes as they communicate them to their children.

Few parents enjoy those oh-so-important talks with children about the "facts of life." The fact is, you can (and probably should!) begin the conversation as soon as a child turns 3 years old. As for the delicate wording--Linda and Richard Eyre (Teaching Your Children Values) have plenty of suggestions in their comprehensive, step-by-step guide, How to Talk to Your Child About Sex. Starting with the "Preliminary 'As Needed' Talks with Three-to-Eight Year-Olds, " the Eyres arrange their chapters by age, including the "The Age Eight 'Big Talk'" and numerous chapters on talking with preteens and adolescents.

The authors also describe what's normal sexual behavior for each stage of development and how to plant the seeds of appreciation of one's body and the later respect for commitment and love. They examine how parents can stay true to their moral and spiritual values while staying connected to their teenagers' sexual reality. Parents will especially appreciate the up-to-date research, such as current statistics about adolescent fears, desires, and activity surrounding sexuality. --Gail Hudson

How to Talk to Your Child About Sex provides thoughtful, clear, and specific guidelines concerning where, when, and most important, how to help children begin to understand sex, love and commitment from the most positive viewpoint. Provoding a series of dialogues--point-by-point discussion outlines--that have bee n tried and proven by thousands of families, the Eyres also give parents a fresh opportunity to reassess their own attitudes as they communicate them to their children.

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