Talking to Your Kids About Sex: How to Have a Lifetime of Age-Appropriate Conversations with Your Children About Healthy Sexuality [Paperback]

Mark Laaser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 17, 1999

“The greatest enemy of sexual wholeness today,” asserts Mark Laaser, Ph.D., “is silence.” A therapist specializing in the field of sexual health, Dr. Laaser has worked with hundreds of adults who suffer the consequences of sexual sin and dysfunction. All of them long to have had meaningful conversations with their parents about sex when they were growing up.

Most parents would agree that healthy sexuality should be taught at home rather than left to their children’s teachers, peers, or culture. However, even parents with the best intentions can feel at a loss regarding where to start.

In Talking with Your Kids about Sex, Dr. Laaser cuts through the confusion, coaching you through specific, age-appropriate discussions you can have with your son or daughter from early childhood through young adulthood; giving guidance on how to explore and examine your own sexual beliefs and issues; and empowering you to help your child develop a healthy and biblical understanding of sexuality, a glorious gift from God.

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"The greatest enemy of sexual wholeness today," asserts Mark Laaser, Ph.D., "is silence." A therapist specializing in the field of sexual health, Dr. Laaser has worked with hundreds of adults who suffer the consequences of sexual sin and dysfunction. All of them long to have had meaningful conversations with their parents about sex when they were growing up.

Most parents would agree that healthy sexuality should be taught at home rather than left to their children's teachers, peers, or culture. However, even parents with the best intentions can feel at a loss regarding where to start.

In Talking with Your Kids about Sex, Dr. Laaser cuts through the confusion, coaching you through specific, age-appropriate discussions you can have with your son or daughter from early childhood through young adulthood; giving guidance on how to explore and examine your own sexual beliefs and issues; and empowering you to help your child develop a healthy and biblical understanding of sexuality, a glorious gift from God.

About the Author

Mark Laaser, Ph.D., has been involved in the field of Christian counseling for over twenty years, specializing in the field of sexual addiction, abuse, dysfunction, and health. He is the author of numerous books, including Faithful and True: Sexual Integrity in a Fallen World. Dr. Laaser has spoken and conducted seminars and workshops for Christian groups, denominations, and organizations around the world. He lives in Chanhassen, Minnesota, with his wife and three children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: WaterBrook Press; 1st edition (August 17, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157856199X
• ISBN-13: 978-1578561995
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource for parents, November 20, 2001

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James Mackey (Fort Payne, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talking to Your Kids About Sex: How to Have a Lifetime of Age-Appropriate Conversations with Your Children About Healthy Sexuality (Paperback)

Mark Laaser gives parents a good thorough look at the need to "talk" sex with their children. The book is an easy read while giving good helpful tips and advice for parents with children of all ages. A most helpful part of the read is the illustrations of other people's story, for they give you the feel that you are not alone. As a student minister of a church, I highly recommend this book for parents to read.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Expected, June 2, 2008

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La senda A. Crowe-Prado "Sophisticated Shopper" (Memphis, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Talking to Your Kids About Sex: How to Have a Lifetime of Age-Appropriate Conversations with Your Children About Healthy Sexuality (Paperback)

I was looking for something to give me some "real" pointers I could use when talking to my special needs daughter about sex. Instead, it reals more like a text book. It was not what I was looking for and definately not what I expected.

30 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Should be in the "Religion" section, July 6, 2004

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Jean C. Gifford "raise healthy children" (Davis, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Talking to Your Kids About Sex: How to Have a Lifetime of Age-Appropriate Conversations with Your Children About Healthy Sexuality (Paperback)

This book is strongly slanted to fundamentalist "Christian" dogma. The section regarding the possibility that your child might be gay is particularly disturbing. It basically recommends that you remain calm and be nice to them until you can have them counseled and hopefully changed into a heterosexual. This may be what that type of "Christian" believes, but it is totally contrary to healthy psychological development.