AIDS-Proofing Your Kids : A Step-By-Step Guide [Paperback]

Loren E. Acker (Author), Bram Goldwater (Author), William Dyson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1992

AIDS-Proofing Your Kids is the first book to explain the most practical and direct strategies for parents and educators to teach children the skills and responsibilities needed to approach sex. Education experts are now saying that talking isn't enough: you can tell kids what to do until you're blue in the face, but that doesn't guarantee that they'll actually do it. This book gives parents and educators the crucial information on AIDS and shows them how to

• overcome embarrassment in talking with kids about sex
• talk about AIDS and its prevention
• make abstinence more likely or train kids to use condoms
• get kids to rehearse and practice AIDS-proofing skills
• help the schools with AIDS education

Talking about safer sex and AIDS with our kids is only the first step. It's time for all of us to do more to protect them. AIDS-Proofing Your Kids will save lives!

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This is a book of teaching strategies and behavior modification techniques for parents to use with teenagers. Major emphasis is placed on teaching the proper use of condoms, alternatives to sexual intercourse, and encouraging sex education programs in schools. The authors stress that education alone (or the alternative "just say no") is not effective in stopping young people. The techniques they advocate include discussions, role-playing, and proactive steps. They suggest a system of rewards for teens participating in these training sessions. Despite the timeliness of this topic and the concern of nearly all parents, this book will appeal to a limited audience. Conservative critics will dispute any sure-fire means of "AIDS-proofing your kids," and others may find the proactive steps impractical.
- Kay Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, Md.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"The compassionate overview offered in AIDS-Proofing Your Kids is most welcome. Use it wisely and soon."

-- Alan Thicke, co-star of television's "Growing Pains"

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Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Atria Books/Beyond Words; Original edition (February 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941831728
• ISBN-13: 978-0941831727
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,299,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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