Birds + Bees + YOUR Kids - A guide to sharing your beliefs about sexualilty, love, and relationships [Paperback]

Amy Lang MA (Author), Christine Marie Larsen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 24, 2009

You need to talk to your kids about sex, but have no idea where to start. This is the place. This Guide will provide years of answers to just about any question your kids may have. Spending a few short hours working through the engaging exercises and questions is an easy investment to make for years of open, comfortable, and give-and-take conversations. By clarifying your values and beliefs about sex, you will develop the foundation you need to tackle this tough and vitally important part of parenting. Stop fretting about doing it right and get down to what's true for you, your family and your kids. Once you have done your work, you will be ready to start or continue conversations with your kids. The Guide will become a resource you can refer back to when your kids come home with a whopper of a question.

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About the Author

Through her business, Birds + Bees + Kids, LLC, Amy Lang, MA puts her 20 plus years experience as a sexual health educator to work teaching parents what to say and when, how to keep kids safe, and tips and tricks to make the conversations more effective. Amy provides parents and caregivers with an environment that encourages them to explore their personal values about sexuality, love, and relationships. Her goal is to help parents decide what is right for their family based on their values. She also works with professionals to help them learn about natural and healthy childhood sexual behaviors and when to be concerned. She lives in Seattle, has been married for over fifteen years and has a young son who keeps her on her toes playing Legos, digging and asking questions like, How long do you have to lie like that? when they talk about how babies are made. Amy is also the creator of The Ask Anything Journal.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Peanut Butter Publishing; First edition (July 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598490915
• ISBN-13: 978-1598490916
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource for parents, September 22, 2009

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Kathy Slattengren (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds + Bees + YOUR Kids - A guide to sharing your beliefs about sexualilty, love, and relationships (Paperback)

This book is a wonderful resource for helping parents think through their beliefs about sexuality and how those beliefs influence the discussions they have with their children. By reflecting on the questions posed in this book, I feel I'm in a better position to discuss with my teens everything from postponement of sex to sexually transmitted diseases.

Parents of young children will appreciate the discussions of "playing doctor" and self stimulation. This book also provides practical information on what kids should know by when - information that can reduce the likelihood of being sexually abused.

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, helpful information about how to talk to kids about sex, January 4, 2011

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Linda A. Krenicky (San Jose CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds + Bees + YOUR Kids - A guide to sharing your beliefs about sexualilty, love, and relationships (Paperback)

Watching this video really opened my eyes about talking to my son about sex. He is 10 and I haven't really had any conversations with him. I think I've been waiting for him to ask! Amy helped me understand "the sooner, the better", how important it is to clarify my own values, and the wisdom of providing information before he actually needs it. I think I'm ready to initiate our first Birds & Bees conversation. This video helped me gain the confidence to do that.