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Sexual education
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Dear ladies, Are there any books you can recommend on the subject? (different ages of kids)
Thank you in advance.
Birgit
When my boys were 11 and 12, my husband and I decided we would use God’s Will For My Body as our main resource. It is written to the student, but my husband and I did not use it that way – rather, we read the book ourselves, and I then read it a second time and outlined some of the key parts to my husband that I thought we would want to focus on in a talk with our boys. He gave some thought to the main points I’d chosen, we discussed further, and then my husband and I both learned these key points and tucked them into our hearts.
We basically used this book to guide us in what we wanted to say to our boys, topic by topic. We were very pleased that, using this book as a kind of “spine” it kept our heart-to-heart talks with our boys focused. It allowed us to organize the “key learning points” in a way that might have otherwise been overwhelming for us. I am truly grateful that we had this book – and our talks with our boys went beautifully. When we finished this “course” I remember walking around the house feeling incredibly happy that it had gone so well! We’ve had many other more informal talks/questions about specific matters with our sons since the “big talks” and all have continued to go just as well. I think this is in large part due to the fact that they received the MAIN information in a thorough way, without Mom and Dad fumbling around for the right way to say things.
It is published by Christian Light Education.
This is just my opinion, and different things work, but… I really don’t think you can beat just a blunt sit down discussion. I think sometimes we hide behind the book because it (the topic) makes us uncomfortable – when this is one of the most important conversations you’ll ever have with a child, and really should be bare bones, just you and the child(ren), talking/discussing. The more confidently you approach it, the easier it’ll be. If nothing else, a basic book on the human body that shows reproductive organs may help them picture what goes where.
We don’t/won’t be doing sex ed here. We’ve been answering questions as they come up ever since they were little. They’ve known all the proper terms for body parts from day one (we’ve never given them nicknames). If, by an age/stage they haven’t asked the ultimate question, and we think that it’s time, then we’ll tell them about the birds and the bees. And obviously there’ll come a stage where a talk on STD, protection, premarital sex etc… will need to come. But, to me, “sex ed”, is not a sit down and read a book topic. It’s an ever-evolving life lesson that starts when they are little and just continues on and builds upon itself as they grow. I also think that since it’s such a personal topic, the more personal approach you can give it (as in just talking confidently with your child, answering their questions, rather than reading a scripted lesson or book), the better.
For younger children, there is a series called The Miracle of Creation. The three books are Why Do Plants Grow?, Why Do Birds Build Nests, and then What Is God’s Design for My Body? I read the first two to my daughter. I haven’t purchased the third yet, so I am not sure of the content. The first two were good.
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