Xilka Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 So, my son is starting to show some signs of puberty and I'm wondering how other people might go about covering sex ed. What do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Are you looking for secular resources or ones with a particular religious POV? I personally like the God's Design for Sex series by Stan and Brenna Jones, but as it has a conservative Christian POV it isn't for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 We covered the basics through ongoing conversations throughout the childhood years, basically answering all the kids' questions. With the onset of puberty, our kids prefer not to have these discussions with us parents; they rather want to read about it in privacy. Which is why we bought them books. My and DH's parents did the same many decades ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 How old is your son? I found this book to be a good introduction to what happens during puberty, without going into what I felt was too much information all at once. http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Body-Guide-Health-Hygiene/dp/0979321921/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1327189091&sr=8-11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2boysteacher Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 We used this book as a jumping off point. We let the boys read it independently for a week or so, then DH sat down and had a talk with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gramlingk Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I would highly recommend a new book called "Six Ways to Keep the Good in Your Boy" by Dannah Gresh. This is a book for you, the mom, but will give you some good information about guiding your son through the tween years. Also, a great book for Dad to go through with your son is "Lintball Leo's Not-So-Stupid Questions About Your Body". This one will be fun and educational at the same time. Both are from a Christian perspective and help you promote purity while teaching the basics. In addition, there is a kit called "Passport 2 Purity" which outlines a retreat the parents can take their child on as a right of passage when they are turning from tween to teen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 We used the materials from Queens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I personally like the God's Design for Sex series by Stan and Brenna Jones, but as it has a conservative Christian POV it isn't for everyone. These look good! Do the two younger-kid books talk about Jesus at all, or just God? In the preview on Christianbook.com, there is some in the oldest-kid book, but I didn't notice anything in the first 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 My DD wanted nothing to do with learning about sex. She felt she was too young, so I let it go until she started menstruation. Then I got her the girl version of this book - http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Happening-Body-Book-Boys/dp/1557047693/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327202862&sr=1-1 and let her read it on her own. If she had questions she'd ask. In all she really liked the book and highly recommends it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschooling Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I can't recall which books it is, but Heart of Dakota has some excellent resources for this. It's in one up the more recently released levels. Really fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 We didn't really call it "s*x Ed"...that sounds so schoolish. We just called it Boys Health, as the "official name" on our records. We started by DS reading a book about just boy's puberty. Then once a week, DH and he would have a talk, when they were doing something else, like throwing the ball around, lifting weights, etc. DH has read the chapters too. Then about a year later, around age 12 (maybe late for some people, but seemed about right for our DS, based on his life exposures, etc.), we have him read Dr. Dobson's book, specifically the chapters on s&X. DH was supposed to talk to him about that too....right away...but kept delaying. Finally I just blew his cover....they were both in the room, I said "Dad wants to talk to you about sex". And then I left the room. Pretty sure my DH had to pick up his face off the carpet first, lol. That conversation lasted about 5 minutes, and from what I got from DH, was weird and awkward for them both. Not sure why, really.....I wouldn't think it would be from the same-sex parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 We used this book as a jumping off point. We let the boys read it independently for a week or so, then DH sat down and had a talk with them. I have appreciated all three in the series, although kiddo has only read 1 and 2 so far. It is secular, and not everyone's cuppa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 These look good! Do the two younger-kid books talk about Jesus at all, or just God? In the preview on Christianbook.com, there is some in the oldest-kid book, but I didn't notice anything in the first 2. I only have the first two because our daughter is only 6 but I don't remember any references to Jesus. I think most the references where statements like, "God designed boys different than girls" and things like that. I remember skimming thru the older kids books at a conference and thinking they were very thorough and detailed. This is also true of the two we have. They are very specific and detailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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