Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask)
The Secrets to Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens
$30.47
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2004
Summary
While this book covers sexuality for all age groups, it will appeal primarily to parents with children under age 5.
If you’ve ever tried to tell your six-year-old how babies are made or your fourteen-year-old how condoms work, you know that grappling with telling your kids about sex can be a sweat-drenched exercise. But it doesn’t have to be.
Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask) is a one-of-a-kind survival guide that wil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400051281 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1400051282 |
| Author: | Justin Richardson, Mark Schuster |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Three Rivers Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2004 |
| Weight: | 362g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 130mm x 202mm |
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Critics Review
“A wonderfully sophisticated set of answers to the questions that make even the most confident of parents squirm! These two experts have crafted the essential guide to managing the vast array of challenges involving kids and sex. Simultaneously wise and funny, this highly accessible book will help parents safely through what might otherwise seem like a thicket of anxiety and confusion. A must-read for every thoughtful and caring parent.”
—William Pollack, author of Real Boys and codirector of the Center for Men at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical Center
“A comprehensive and factual resource on a very delicate subject presented in a humorous and entertaining style. The authors cover all the bases, but do so with a light and sensitive touch. I would not hesitate to recommend this book to the parents of my patients.”
—Joe M. Sanders, M.D., executive director of the American Academy of Pediatrics
“I wished I had asked these questions. A sensitive and intelligent look at sexuality written with candor and creativity, this book will open the discussion for all the important issues.” —Wendy Wasserstein, author of Shiksa Goddess and The Heidi Chronicles
“In their warm, non-judgmental way, Justin Richardson and Mark Schuster guide us through our children’s sexual development with the perfect mix of humor, wisdom, and straightforward information. I highly recommend this book for every parent.”
—Ruth Bell, coauthor of Changing Bodies, Changing Lives
Justin Richardson
JUSTIN RICHARDSON, M.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia and Cornell universities and a well-known authority on kids and sex.
MARK A. SCHUSTER, M.D., PH.D., is an associate professor of pediatrics and public health at UCLA, codirector of the Center for Child and Adolescent Health Research at RAND, and director of the UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion.
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