Questions Kids Ask about Sex: Honest Answers for Every Age

By The Medical Institute for Sexual Health

Book Overview

Delivers biblical and age-appropriate responses to the questions kids ask about sexual identity, issues, and practices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800732170
• ISBN13: 9780800732172
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic book!

I bought this book after I had my 3rd child and my 7 year old was asking questions about how the baby got in my tummy and how the baby came out. This book was wonderful in helping me to know how to answer those questions to my 7 year old. This book has great ideas and advice on how to speak with your children about everything to do with sex. I love this book! It tells you how to talk with your kids ranging in age from preschool to adulthood! It's the best book I've found out there on answering kids questions about sex.

Where was this book 15yrs ago?

My children are in their late teens and oh how I wish I had access to this book 15 years ago! This is not your typical "here is my opinion and here's a story" type book. When I saw that 8 doctors contributed to it, I knew I could trust the medical accuracy. My teenagers are now going hear current stats, facts and my values from me, but I will now have the authority of their pediatrician. I would highly recommend this for any parent looking for ways to communicate the medical risks of premarital sex with their children.

Concerned mother of adolescent son.

As a single mother attempting to raise a son in todays environment many situations arise that outside help becomes a blessing. Questions pertaining to sexual behavior is one of these circumstances. I found this book extremely helpful in that it presented me with information as well as ways to approach a healthy conversation with my son in regard to sexual habits and consequences. Upon reading the book I felt very comfortable giving it to my son to read which enabled the door to discussing more than I had ever thought possible. My son informed me that some of the questions that he previously felt to embarressed to ask were answered. To my relief and joy we have a closer and more open relationship which enables discussions I never thought possible.

A practical, research-based resource for parents

I found this book to be both accurate and research-based, with practical information for parents and educators alike. The authors discuss human sexuality in each of its contexts-physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual-to provide a holistic and healthy view of sex and sex education for adolescents. Moreover, the book's focus on educating parents supports the well-documented research demonstrating that parents have the greatest influence in their teens' sexual decisions. In fact, in a recent study done by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, approximately 87% of teens said, "it would be easier for them to postpone sexual activity and avoid teen pregnancy if they were able to have more open, honest conversations with their parents." Questions Kids Ask About Sex provides the foundation and information for such conversations. The book includes solid information about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and contraceptives for parents. The authors discuss the risks, transmission, and symptoms of major STIs They also provide an overview of the main types of contraceptives, including the use and limitations of each in preventing pregnancy and STIs. Additionally, the book is well footnoted, and it cites multiple reputable sources, such as the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, medical textbooks, and prominent medical journals. Questions Kids Ask About Sex offers medically accurate information with real-life applications, and I highly recommend it to all parents.

Honest and Refreshing

I am a mother of three children and this is the first book I have been comfortable using as a resource to help answer the tough questions. I plan to tell everyone I know to read this book, because it provides solid, age-appropriate information. This book is a gift and as parents we need to take the time to create a dialog with our kids about their sexuality.