Talking to Your Kids About Sex: From Toddlers to Preteens: a Go Parents! Guide®

Adult
How To

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Summary:

Winner of the 2003 Independent Publisher Book Award for "Best Parenting Book"

This commonsense, practical guide to talking to children about sex provides ways to launch conversations following some of the most common kid comments and questions: What's That Thing? I'm Going to Marry Mommy. Sex Is When You Kiss. I Don't Want to Talk About It.

Review:

"Talking to Your Kids About Sex is accessible, easy to read, and free of intellectual leanings."
—Library Journal
"According to the preface, this book 'takes a common sense, practical approach to helping parents talk to their children about a topic that makes many people uncomfortable.' The text takes a developmental approach emphasizing the various meanings of sex for the various ages, toddler to preteen. The six chapters begin with the toddler age, when most children begin to discover the differences between males and females. The book's interesting and entertaining format includes advice, scenarios and frequent questions asked by individuals of that Particular age group. The overall tone is one of encouragement and straightforward language. The quirky cartoon drawings help to lighten the load. It is a reference book and a how-to book to keep on hand as your child moves through the various stages of development. Labeled drawings of the male and female anatomy are included as well as a list of additional resources." —Children's Literature - Meredith Kiger, Ph.D.

"Breezy, easy to read." —South Florida Parenting

"Whether parents feel comfortable talking to their children or they need a jump-start for discussing topics, this book is a valuable tool and resource." —Central Penn Parent magazine

Endorsement:

"At last, a guide for the beleaguered parents who want to talk to their children about 'the facts of life' but are uncertain even about how to begin. In this sex-saturated culture, where peers and media provide so much of the (mis)information kids get, help for parents is here!"
—Martha B. Straus, Ph.D. Clinical psychologist and author of No-Talk Therapy for Children and Adolescents

"Berkenkamp and Atkins present examples and points of information that are masterfully designed to diminish a parent's anxiety in dealing with the questions and issues pertaining to the topic of sexuality." —Dr. Mary Lamia, host of KidTalk with Dr. Mary as heard on Radio Disney AM 1310 KMKY and AM 1470 KIID

About the Author:

Lauri Berkenkamp is a former faculty member of Vermont College of Norwich University. She is the mother of four children and has personally experienced almost every disaster in the book. She is the author of "Mom, the Toilet's Clogged!" Kid Disasters and How to Fix Them, Talking to Your Kids About Sex, "Because I Said So!": Family Squabbles and How to Handle Them, and Teaching Your Children Good Manners. She lives in Strafford, Vermont.

Steven C. Atkins, PsyD, is an instructor and clinical associate at Dartmouth Medical School's Department of Child Psychiatry. He lives in Hanover, New Hampshire

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