The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality Paperback – July 28, 2014

This is now our second time going through this book with our kiddos. Our older kids loved it and eagerly have anticipated book two. Each set we have done this book with are so interested, not weirded out, and ask good questions. They have incredible takeaways and are in awe of the way God made their bodies. This book has made “The Talk” turn from what was awkward for us as kids to time our kids look forward to, enjoy, and I’m certain will look back on without any weirdness. Such a blessing to have this tool for sharing the amazing way God created us and His gracious gifts!

This book helps parents break the ice, not crack it or dance around the subject, and begins to lay a biblical foundation in regards to sexuality. It first starts with an introduction for the parents and helps them determine if their children are ready for this study. The author recommends ages 6-10 (Page 2 explains why the seemingly young age is recommended, using child abuse statistics to back his reasoning and why parents should be having these conversations with their children.) The author continues on to help parents who might struggle with the fear of saying too much, swallowing their fear, and explaining that this is just the first of many conversations.Each lesson has scripture reading associated with the lesson and ends with questions and prayer.-Lesson 1 covers anatomy providing male and female anatomy diagrams from a side angle.-Lesson 2 discusses basic intercourse and how babies are conceived, mentioning terms such as erection and ejaculation.-Lesson 3 teaches how a baby grows in the womb including diagrams.-Lesson 4 discusses the goodness of sex in marriage and the bond formed between and man and a woman.-Lesson 5 provides a biblical understanding of why adultery is wrong.-Lesson 6 covers the extremely difficult topic of rape and sexual abuse.-Lesson 7 explains the importance of honoring God with our body.The last part of the book discusses what parents can do next to build on what was taught.Even though we bought this book a couple years ago, after reading the introduction to the parents, we decided to wait until both of our children be taught together and a little more mature for the content, which worked for our household needs. We replaced our usual morning devotional before starting our homeschool day and covered this material during the week we were off from school so we weren't rushed for time.Though some of the material can be a little embarrassing to cover we made sure not to water it down because we felt it was important to the lessons being taught.It helped that I could just open to the lesson for the day and just read the material presented. It was a great introduction since we hadn't really discussed sex before in this kind of detail and I wouldn't have known where to even begin. We already have the next book in The Talk series, Changes, and will be purchasing the last one, Relationships, at a later date.

Great book for a guided conversation with my child. It's more like a short guide than a full book (in terms of length, which can be nice it's very doable for busy parents), and it's a wonderful jumping off point to further discuss and highly recommend!We introduced this as a special parent and child date over a nice breakfast at a cafe, and did a lesson or two there, then subsequent lessons were done after we did our morning bible reading/devotionals. My child really enjoyed it and it felt like the most natural conversation.Get this book if you're a parent raising biblical minded next gen in today's world! You won't regret it!

I'm currently going through the second book with my 8 and 9 year old. Honestly, I've been super impressed with how well it's going. Everything is very matter-of-fact and scientific as far as anatomy goes. Yes, the penis goes inside the vagina because the penis releases sperm and the sperm has to reach the egg in order to make a baby. The deeper thinking things are more related to the heart- why is it important to be faithful, etc-because it would hurt someone's heart to feel rejected, so marriage is a lifelong decision for one man and one woman. I see many commenting to "wait until they ask", but I feel like the reminder needs to be said that not all kids ask. I certainly never asked my parents. I wasn't interested in the info until there were desires or temptations present, and by then I was much too embarrassed to ask. Right now, the info for my kids is truly the same as learning about any other part of their body, with the added benefit of learning about how incredibly God made them, that they were once a microscopic egg and sperm that met and multiplied into a beautiful baby. I understand your children's age giving you pause, but you can help direct where the focus of thinking happens, and this will be something they think and wonder about at some point-all children eventually are faced with the quandary of trying to figure out how babies are made (that's why there are so many silly stories about it, like the stork), they may start having these questions when they're too embarrassed to ask you, and seek the info from less embarrassing sources-friends, Internet, etc. I wholeheartedly recommend these books.