Questions Kids Ask About Sex Honest Answers for Every Age

BACK COVERDoes the thought of having The Talk with your kids put a knot in your stomach and a lump in your throat?Talking about sex doesnt have to be a fear-filled challenge. It can be an incredible opportunity to develop a more meaningful and rewarding relationship with your child. Since sexual images saturate todays culture, children will learn about sex somewhere, but research shows that they want to learn from you.Questions Kids Ask about Sex shows you how to start the conversation. This candid resource is full of the latest information, practical insights, and age-appropriate answers to the questions kids ask about sex. The Medical Institute for Sexual Health provides you with the tools and empowering encouragement you need in order to communicate more effectively about sex, self-control, and self-respect. The key strategies in this book will help you protect your childrens future health, hope, and happiness by creating the ongoing, honest dialogue they need-and want.FRONT FLAPSex isnt a four-letter word. But kids will ask questions.How does a baby get out of Mommys tummy?When is it okay to kiss my boyfriend?Why should I wait until Im married to have sex?Are you prepared to answer questions like these? Questions Kids Ask about Sex is a comprehensive guide that will help you comfortably respond to the most bewildering questions your child asks. These age-appropriate answers and practical tools will also help you openly, honestly, and effectively communicate to help your child become a more responsible young adult. Though it sometimes doesnt seem like it, your child is listening. This book helps you to start talking!BACK FLAPMelissa R. Cox is vice president of Cox Creative, Inc., a full-service marketing firm in Denver. Shes the former director of marketing and public relations for the Medical Institute for Sexual Health and was editor of Focus on the Familys Physician magazine and managing editor of the best-selling Complete Book of Baby and Child Care.The Medical Institute for Sexual Health. This nonprofit medical organization, based in Austin, Texas, was founded in 1992 to confront the worldwide epidemic of nonmarital pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease with incisive health care data. Driven by medical, educational, and scientific data, the Medical Institute informs and educates medical professionals, educators, government officials, parents, and the media.Cox, Melissa R. is the author of 'Questions Kids Ask About Sex Honest Answers for Every Age', published 2005 under ISBN 9780800718787 and ISBN 080071878X.