Customer Reviews

Let's Talk About S-E-X: A Guide for Kids 9 to 12 and Their Parents

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I bought this after my 9-year-old and I had to begun discussing sex, body changes, self-esteem issues, etc. I would never hand a kid a book as a total strategy for sex education, but this book has been wonderful to augment the discussions we've had and allows my daughter to have some control over the whole process. She grabs it and reads it when she wants to learn more but doesn't feel like asking me, or just wants some private time. I also like that it's written for her age group - quite a few of the books I researched were at too sophisticated a learning/content level for her. Overall, I'm really pleased with this choice.

This book addresses a very wide variety of subjects that are important to share with your changing child. Not too much information for them to take in and it is written in a positive way that encourages children to share their concerns and thoughts with their parents.

I purchased this book for my 10 year old son as a basis for discussion for 'the talk'. I found the information provided therein deficient in several categories. There are actually only a couple pages that are devoted to any kind of description or explanation of the sex act itself, and those are non-illustrated and very shallow. The book is much more geared to describing male and female changes during puberty and of course, as a publication of Planned Parenthood, spends considerable time on contraception, STDs, and other topics which are not perhaps reflected in the book's misleading title. I would have returned the book but the return shipping fee would not have justified that process as it would have been more than one-half the cost of the book itself. I would recommend against this book for any purpose.

This is a great resource for a parent as well as a teen who needs to know basics. I highly recommend it.

The perfect book for talking to my girl about sex, it helps me to have a guide, and very friendly for the kids.

I found this book second-hand and was glad to find the information written in a way that kids could understand. Part of the awkwardness for me as a parent is not the facts, but the delivery. How would I know when certain details are too much? If a kid asks more about the actual act of intercourse, this book has already laid the groundwork so that a frank discussion of the realities of that can be had. Reality is different from TV and Movies. I like that there is just enough information in here. I also REALLY LIKE that it points out the emotional and mental problems that can come from having sex before you're ready. I don't think enough people address that. I think overall it's a great launching pad for the actual talk, NOT a substitute.

I ordered this book to have "the talk" with my daughter. Some parts were WAY over her head at the age of 9, but it's good because it talks about changes in the body and what she might be feeling. It's got a section for males and females, so we obviously skipped the male part for the time being. We will go back and review in a year or so, but do not recommend for under the age of 9.

It is a good and useful product for teaching children. The kids can actually read parts of it themselves if they are uncomfortable reading it with you.