This book provides simple answers to basic questions people of all ages wonder about, as well as recommendations for how to have conversations around these topics. … [Read more...] about Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty
For Parents of Preteens
From Diapers to Dating: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children – From Infancy to Middle School
This parenting guide offers a wealth of practical techniques to help you identify and communicate your own values about sexuality to your children, infants to age 12. It includes values exercises to help you identify and communicate your beliefs to your children, tips on how to discuss difficult topics, teachable moments, and more. … [Read more...] about From Diapers to Dating: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Children – From Infancy to Middle School
He/She/They: How We Talk about Gender and Why It Matters
In this book, Bailar clearly and compassionately addresses fundamental topics, from why pronouns are important to how gender-affirming healthcare can be lifesaving. With a relatable narrative rooted in facts, science, and history, he helps restore common sense and humanity to a discussion that continues to be divisively coopted and deceptively politicized. … [Read more...] about He/She/They: How We Talk about Gender and Why It Matters
How to They/Them
What does nonbinary really mean? What is gender-nonconforming? And isn’t they a plural pronoun? In this charming guide, a real-life they-using genderqueer writer unpacks all your burning questions in a fun, visual way. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, always human, this gender-friendly primer will get you up to speed. … [Read more...] about How to They/Them
My Body Belongs to Me
This book is your guide to starting critical conversations about responsibility and respect with kids as young as 3, using language and examples they can understand. In this book, you'll learn where to start, what to say, how to walk to talk, and how to empower your child to assert their body boundaries and respect others. … [Read more...] about My Body Belongs to Me
Seeing Gender
This book delves into how we express and understand the complexities of gender today. Deeply researched and fully illustrated, this book by queer author and artist Iris Gottlieb touches on history, science, sociology, and her own experience. This book is an essential tool for understanding and contributing to a necessary cultural conversation, and for bringing clarity and … [Read more...] about Seeing Gender
Sex & Sensibility
How young is too young to talk with children about sex and reproduction? Are we clear as adults about the meaning of the words "sex" and "sexuality," or "gender" and "sexual orientation"? Do we know what we want our children to think and value about sexuality, and how to combat unhealthy cultural influences? With a rare directness and clarity about these profoundly important … [Read more...] about Sex & Sensibility
Talk to Me First
We live in a time when kids of all ages are bombarded with age-sensitive material wherever they turn; "sexting" and bullying are on the rise at an increasingly younger age, and teen moms are "celebrified." What is a concerned parent to do? With wit, wisdom, and savvy, Deborah Roffman translates her experiences gleaned from decades of teaching kids and parents, and as a mom, … [Read more...] about Talk to Me First
This Book Is Gay
There's a long-running joke that, after "coming out," a lesbian, gay guy, bisexual, or trans person should receive a membership card and instruction manual. THIS IS THAT INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Inside, you'll find the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask, with topics like stereotypes, coming out as LGBT, where to meet people like you, the ins and outs of gay sex, how … [Read more...] about This Book Is Gay
Yes, Your Kid
Yes, Your Kid helps parents better educate and support their tweens, teens, and college students. Combining insights from cutting-edge research, conversations with real students, and on-the-ground legal experience, Yes, Your Kid provides an overview of key topics in sexuality; age-appropriate tools to talk with tweens and teens about bodies, puberty, technology, birth control, … [Read more...] about Yes, Your Kid