The Girls’ Guide to Sex Education: Over 100 Honest Answers to Urgent Questions about Puberty, Relationships, and Growing Up
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Real talk about real life for girls ages 10 to 13
When it comes to sex education, parents of adolescent girls often know just as little about where to start as girls themselves. Even the mention of sex education or puberty can make everyone feel uncomfortable, nervous, or insecure. In The Girls’ Guide to Sex Education, award-winning youth sex education expert Michelle Hope offers down-to-earth, supportive sex education guidance as she addresses the most pressing questions that girls have about sex, puberty, and relationships―directly and without judgment.
Honest, straightforward, and understanding, The Girls’ Guide to Sex Education includes:
- A “For Parents” foreword will teach you how to approach sex education with your child using this book
- A practical Q&A format makes the book easy-to-navigate for parents and girls
- Answers to real-life sex education questions from girls ages 10 to 13 such as: How can I feel better about myself? What is a period? Why are my boobs sore? What should I expect in a relationship? What is abstinence? What is ”safe sex”? How do I tell someone I don’t want to have sex?
The Girls’ Guide to Sex Education will arm girls with a complete understanding of their body and empower them to make informed, healthy decisions.
From the Publisher
A Note to Parents and Teachers:
Take a moment to think about how sexuality first appeared in your life. Who was there to help you understand it all? This book will provide young people with timely, age-appropriate, and (most importantly) accurate information. It will also help you, their parent or teacher, to know how to approach the topic, and ease some of the discomfort for you and your young person as you start having these conversations.
Do: Listen, Not just with your ears but with a loving heart and a patient mind.
Don’t: Overreact, Judgment does no good in most if not all situations, so nonjudgment is the way to go.
Do: Create a safe space for a young person to ask questions and explore their own thoughts.
The 3 Basic Principles of this Book
Providing a Framework for Reproductive-Justice
You might be thinking, aren’t our kids too young to be having these conversations? It’s never too soon to talk with young people about our belief in their abilities or to provide them with medically accurate information about their bodies and development.
Adherence to National Sexuality Education Standards
Developed by the organization Future of Sex Ed, this book adheres to the standards on 7 key topics: Anatomy and Physiology, Puberty and Adolescent Development, Identity, Pregnancy and Reproduction, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV, Healthy Relationships, and Personal Safety.
Sexuality is Not a Dirty Word
Sexuality is an organic part of what makes us human. We must start with the understanding that sexuality touches not only the biological but also the psychological, sociological, emotional, and even spiritual variables of daily life.
