How to Talk to Your Child About Sex: It’s Best to Start Early, but It’s Never Too Late — A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents
by Justina on June 6, 2010
- ISBN13: 9781582380575
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Linda and Richard Eyre stress that it’s never too soon-or too late-to start discussing sex and values with your children, and they’ve got proven strategies to make it easier. How to Talk to Your Child About Sex provides… More >>
How to Talk to Your Child About Sex: It’s Best to Start Early, but It’s Never Too Late — A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents
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“how a loving God made things work together”…they should know better than to co-mingle their supernatural views with the already tricky subject at hand.
Rating: 1 / 5
I guess I was expecting a lot more than the fantasy advice of the world is perfect stuff in the book. I’m sorry I’m from an area that telling my child at the age of 8 that sex is something good, wonderful and exciting is so not a good idea. It’s too much of a cookie cutter, we are a perfect family, television episode type of stuff in there. I have to admit there were one or two things I was able to take away from it.
Rating: 2 / 5
I grew up in a home in which my repressed, puritanical parents never even uttered the word “sex” and told me in all seriousness at age 4 that the stork delivered me to them. When my 5-year-old recently asked me how babies got into their mommies’ tummies, I was determined to arm her with the correct information in an age-appropriate manner. I bought this book based on customer reviews and nearly fell over backwards in disbelief when I began to read it. Brushing off a young child’s questions by telling him or her that the answer will be revealed on his/her eight birthday sends the message that sex is a taboo subject. I agree with the reviewer who said that the “big talk” at age eight is a goofy concept (and outdated as well). I work with children, and I can safely say that today they’re so sophisticated that age eight is actually too late for the “big talk”. Building up a child’s anticipation with talk about this “totally cool and awesome” secret is laughable at best. Most kids simply aren’t going to buy it.
I’m all for advocating sex within the confines of a committed relationship, and in fact it’s how I plan to introduce the topic to my daughter. However, I don’t plan to follow this book’s advice. Better books are out there, including some that are recommended by this book’s authors.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have found this book to be most helpful in broaching an uncomfortable subject with my children. My oldest started asking me “where do baby’s come from” at about 3 years of age. After the third question, I picked up this book and read it from cover to cover. I found the situations and conversations very helpful (and quirky if not laugh out loud funny) in forming my own dialog about SEX. My husband who wanted nothing to do with the SEX TALK, now understands why it is important to be a part of this conversation from the beginning.
We have two girls, I want them to be armed with knowledge and selfconfidence as they approach their teenage years particularly as it comes to relationships, respect, their bodies and being able to talk to us when faced with the difficult questions that come along with the subject of relationships and SEX. What I like about this approach is that it encourages conversation from an early age. It is a continuing conversation not just a one time talk. The conversation changes as the kids enter into different phases of life. I am looking forward to the next phase.
Rating: 5 / 5
I enjoyed this book, but feel that the chapters build on each other. I was hoping that it would be more beneficial to use with a teenager and it would if you had been following the prior chapters at younger ages. Each chapter has made up dialogues, which could be useful. However, I was hoping that there would be a little more information/research rather than scenarios. But, all in all it would be very helpful starting with a young child.
Rating: 4 / 5