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Talking with your child about sex: A list of resources

Book resources:

The Underground Guide to Teen Sexuality
Michael I. Basso
Fairview Press, 1997
613.907 BAS
This book presents an easy to navigate question-and-answer format that addresses a wide range of issues teens will need to know. Some of the topics covered include love, sexually transmitted diseases and how to say "no." Appropriate as a guide for parents and also for teens reading on their own.

Changing Bodies, Changing Lives : A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships

Ruth Bell
Times Books, 1998
J 306.7 BEL
Compiled by the authors who produced Our Bodies, Ourselves, this book focuses on the sexual and emotional changes that occur during the teen years. Features illustrations and interviews with teens.

101 Questions About Sex and Sexuality

Faith Hickman Brynie
Twenty-First Century Books, 2003
306.7 BRY
Features of this book include separate sections for questions boys might have and questions girls might have. There is an extensive list of websites that are helpful for both teens and parents.

How to Talk to Your Child About Sex

Linda Eyre
Golden Books, 1998
613.907 EYR
Age-appropriate dialogues and discussions for children at various ages: 3-8, 8-13, 11-16, and 15-19. A special section features "The Big Talk" (age 8) and includes a booklist for that event.

Beyond the Big Talk: Every Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Teens – From Middle School to College

Debra W. Haffner
Newmarket Press, 2001
649.65 HAF
The author advocates ongoing open communication between parent and teen instead of "The Big Talk" as the way to talk with teens about sex. Topics include physical development and peer pressure. The focus is on the parent as presenter of values as well as facts about sex.

Safe Sex 101: An Overview for Teens
Margaret O. Hyde
Twenty-First Century Books, 2006
613.9071 HYD
This book takes a look at safe sex dealing with all the issues from abstinence to the various forms of contraception.

What's Happening to My Body: Book for Boys
What's Happening to My Body: Book for Girls

Lynda Madaras
Newmarket Press, 2000
J613.953 MAD / J613.955 MAD
These books focus solely on the physical aspects of puberty but do include one chapter on physical and romantic feelings. There is an introductory chapter for parents offering suggestions about using the book to talk with the teen.

When Can I Start Dating? Questions About Love, Sex, and a Cure For Zits

James N. Watkins
Concordia Publishing House, 2000
J305.235 WAT
Questions and answers presented in a teen-friendly format, this book covers physical, emotional, social and sexual changes. Published by Concordia Publishing, affiliated with the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church, this book does include religious references.

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