Book Review
Short Summary
‘Talk Soon. Talk Often’ is a free guide provided by the New South Wales Ministry of Health for parents to help them know how to answer their kids’ questions about sex and relationships. It’s a resource that encourages open and relaxed conversations to help parents and kids talk about things that are important.
What This Book Is About
This guide helps parents give their kids the right information about sex in an age-appropriate way:
- When and how to start talking to kids about sexuality
- Understanding the values you want to share with your child
- Sexuality for every age from birth to 17 years
- How to keep your kids safe
- Kids and teens with special needs
- Sex and the law
- Diversity and gender identity
- How to prepare your kids before they become sexually active
The book is packed with helpful information and includes reasons why it’s important to talk about sex from an early age.
Reflection and Comments
The book starts off by explaining why it’s important to have early and ongoing conversations with your child, how when and what stops us. The book also gives tips including explaining intercourse and what to do if you think your child is gay. What is perhaps the best takeaway from this guide is that conversations have to be consistent. It’s not a one-off discussion but an ongoing one. To build strong and open relationships between kids and parents, the more frequent these discussions are, the better.
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