A Parent's Guide to Understanding Sex and Dating: Beyond the Birds and the Bees

by Mark Oestreicher, Joel Mayward

Helping your child make wise choices about sex and dating requires more than just one chat. It's about building bridges of ongoing dialogue throughout the teenage years.

But youth workers Mark Oestreicher and Joel Mayward realize many parents don't feel comfortable or prepared to have these kinds of conversations. That's why they wrote A Parent's Guide to Understanding Sex and Dating -- to equip you to initiate healthy, honest discussions with your teenager. This book will also help you understand some of the relevant trends and issues in today's youth culture.

Your role as a parent is to do more than provide your teenager with information about sex and dating. You have the opportunity and the calling to help your child live wisely and honor God in this sometimes tricky, occasionally awkward, and always vital area of life.

77 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2013

Reviews

[Lindsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I completely appreciated their perspective, it just felt a little incomplete. it was a quick overview and a reminder to be gracious in how we speak to our kids concerning sex and dating, but it didn't give much in depth help with HOW to begin this process. I felt like they skipped out on many of the issues without really saying anything. Again, I appreciate the perspective and call to be gracious and understanding. But they skirted some big issues. I also love (sarcastic) how these parenting books tell you to talk to your kid about sex, but never really tell you how to approach that conversation or what you should cover when. This book could have been so much better and deeper.