Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Kids' Go-To Person About Sex, by Deborah Roffman
(Boston: Da Capo Press, 2012)
Summary:
"Nationally acclaimed educator and author of Sex and Sensibility, Deborah Roffman distills her more than thirty years of experience teaching kids -- and their parents -- into this indispensable guide, helping you to be your kids' number one source for information and guidance on human sexuality. Roffman tackles everything from developmental stages to strategies for handling embarrassing or difficult conversations, offering the best way to make sure you both keep talking (and listening)."
Table of Contents:
- Getting There First About Sex
- Raising Children in a World Gone Upside Down
- Parenting Is a Five-Piece Suit
- Affirmation: Our Children as Sexual Beings
- Information: Folding in the Facts
- Clarity About Value: Honing Your Message
- The Delicate Art of Limit-Setting
- Anticipatory Guidance: Turning Children over to Themselves
- Practice Makes Perfect: Let's Go Fishing
Here's one where I really wish I'd kept up on my blogging, as I remember this being an especially useful book about parents, kids of all ages, and communications around sexuality (and in general). Unfortunately, enough time has gone by that the book's long been returned to the library and I don't recall enough specifics to comment on in more detail. Oh well. If you're looking for a good book about talking with kids about sex that doesn't push a particular agenda, read this one.
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