http://www.amazon.com/Talk-Me-First-Everything-Go/dp/0738215082
"One of the reasons they [our kids] sometimes think (and act) as if they know everything is that in their mind, they absolutely do. They may know absolutely everything they're capable of understanding at their age about a particular subject, but their limited brainpower can't support them imagining what else they might not know." p.11
It's not about "the talk" or the physiology of sex, that's the "easy part", it's about how to think about sex in a meaningful context that is the real challenge. 17
"...the very best sexuality education at home and in schools is not about prevention, but about creation. Its purpose is to teach young people how to create for themselves enjoyable, caring, and responsible sexual lives." 19
What children need from their parents at all ages of development (and which separates adults from children): affirmation, information, clarity about values, limits and boundaries, guidance: 49
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