Can anyone recommend a good sex ed./"your changing body" type of book?

[Arugula Latte]

My son will be 10 soon. We've talked to him about some basic, clinical sex stuff but I want him to have a better understanding of what Our Friend Mr. Puberty has in store for him over the next several years.

Any good titles to pass along? Thanks! :hi:

[MountainLaurel]

1. Try "It's Perfectly Normal" by Robie Harris

And "What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Sons" by Lynda Madaras. They're both high up on the ALA's list of most frequently challenged books, so if they have the fundies in an uproar, they must be good.

:evilgrin:

[Arugula Latte]

2. Thanks!

I'll check it out! :hi:

[blue neen]

7. "What's Happening to my Body? Book for Boys

is an excellent choice. I'd highly recommend it.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. "Boys and Sex" and "Girls and Sex".

Also, the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalists put out great sex ed material under the name "Our Whole Lives", which is fantastic stuff - of course, it's slightly slanted from a religious perspective, but the UCC is a church that believes sex is good and our bodies are natural, so there's no bullshit in it: straight ahead factual stuff. The only place the religion comes in is in decisions to have sex, and that sex is about relationship, and that as Christians we are called to respect relationships, not use sex as a source of power or domination or ridicule, etc.

[Arugula Latte]

6. Thanks. I'll check it out.

We want him to be prepared to deal with all the sex stuff as a normal part of human life and to make good, healthy decisions about it all.

[Fountain79]

4. I was a teenage werewolf?

What didn't everybody read that?

[Arugula Latte]

5. "I'm growing hair in funny places--and I howl at the moon. Is this normal?

:rofl:

[hickman]

8. You gave him the basics, the rest he'll learn on the street.

Sorry, but he's 10? The rest comes when he starts to blossom, then you give him the books. Let him be 10.

[Arugula Latte]

9. Well, I don't want him to grow up too quickly, but I do think he's

needing a bit more info. than what he has now, based on something he mentioned the other day ... I don't want him to be afraid or think the things that are starting to go on w/ his body are abnormal.

[hickman]

11. I am so sorry,

but I think you're overthinking this. When he asks just tell him the truth. When he's 12 introduce him to the washer and dryer so he can take care of any "night-time stuff" I'm a firm believer in privacy. My Ex was not comfortable with this stuff, and my son already had enough problems. I maintained a casual attitude all the time. My son would casually drop a question to me, and I'd answer as I was cooking dinner, or folding laundry and watching TV. If he trusts you it will come up, usually when you are busy with something else.

[begin_within]

10. How about the camp classic film "As Boys Grow?"

A laugh riot...

http://imdb.com/title/tt0259864/

Download it for free here:

http://www.archive.org/details/AsBoysGr1957