Must-Have Sex Education Books for Pre-Teens in 2023
I have been collecting books for years! Sex education books are a great way that we can connect with our kids and get them educated about what we want them to know about sexual health topics. This means, that we don’t always have to know the way to explain things, because there is a book doing it for us.
As we know, our kids learn and grow by having lots of small conversations over a life-time and so books can be referred to over and over again. Don’t get me wrong you can’t just give your child a book and hope for the best. What I am saying is that you cannot be replaced by a book (That’s what actually happened to me. When I was 14, my mum had put a book at the end of my bed).
So here are some Must Have Books for Pre-Teens and Parents in 2023:
‘SEX TALKS WITH TWEENS: What to Say & How to Say It’ by Amy Lang
The book provides a scripted guide to help and support you about nearly every topic you can think of.
‘Sex Positive Talks to Have With Kids‘ by Melissa Pintor Carnagey
This book guides parents by having over 150 conversation starters, activities and exercises to open up conversations in your family.
Parents: My Body Belongs to Me’ A Parent’s Guide’ by Elizabeth Shroeder
The book tells about how to teach the whole family practically about consent and boundaries.
'An Exceptional Children's Guide to Touch: Teaching social and physical boundaries to kids' by Hunter Manasco
Written for kids aged 3-11, the book is about appropriate and inappropriate touch, with five stories about different types of touch.
‘Puberty and Special Girls’ was written by Rose Stewart, Heather Anderson, and Fay Angelo
Written for kids aged 8 and up, this book guides girls with special needs (and the adults caring for them) through the different changes they’ll experience once they start to start puberty.
‘The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods’ by Robyn Steward
Written for kids within the spectrum aged 10 and up, the book contains practical tips and advice on everything there is to know about periods,
‘Let's Talk About the Birds and the Bees’ for kids aged 5-10 years by Molly Potter
The book is about the facts of life from how babies are made to puberty and healthy relationships.
‘Making a Baby’ by Rachel and Clare Owen
The book is for kids aged 6-10, it contains a conversation between adults and their pre-puberty kids.
‘How big is our Baby’
The book is written for kids aged 3 to 8 and is a great read for soon-to-be older siblings. It tells the role big brothers and big sisters play in a baby's life.
‘I said No’ by Kimberley King
Written for kids aged 5-10, the book is about Zack the skater and surfer who advocates for kids' safety because a bad incident that he experienced in the past.
'Safe Over Sorry’ Every Kids Personal Safety Book by Sudhalini Devadason and Ishwarya Kumar Ahmed
The book is a workbook in English and Tamul about body safety for kids aged 4-7 years.
‘My Body Is special and Private’ by Adrianne Simeone for kids aged 2-5 years
A board book for kids aged 2 to 5 to empower kids to protect them from different forms of abuse.
‘Consent’ by Jayneen Sanders
Written for kids aged 2-5, the book talks about being the boss of their body and always asking for permission.
‘Kit and Arlo Find A Way’ by Vanessa Hamilton and Ingrid Laguna
The book for kids aged 9-12 years tells a story about friendship in the context of consent, boundaries and respectful relationships.
‘From My Head To My Toes I Say What Goes’ By Charlotte Barkla
The book was written for kids aged 3-7. It's a rhyming picture book about consent.
Have I given you my CONSENT? by Kim May
This book was written by Kim May and aims to encourage children to speak up in situations where they may be feeling uncomfortable. This is assisted by colourful illustrations.
‘Ruby Luna’s Curious Journey’ by Tessa Venuti Sanderson features Ruby Luna
The book tells about a girl who’s curious about learning about her body and puberty, dedicated for kids aged 5-10.
‘Your Whole Body Book from your head to your toes and EVERYTHING in between’ by Lizzie De Young Charbonneau
Was written for kids aged 2-5, the book normalises every body part from head to toe including genitals using the correct names.
‘Play and Learn-Paper Dolls and Friends’ Cath Hakanson
Written for kids aged 3-9 years, this is an activity book filled with costumes that includes learning about genitals and gender
Someone Should Have Told Me’ Holly Ann-Martin
Written for kids aged 6-12 years, the book talks about some of the toughest topics to discuss with a child.
‘Good Pictures Bad Pictures’ by Kristen Jensen
The book is for kids aged 9-12 years. A practical guide about the dangers of pornography.
‘Pippin Girl’ for kids
Great for kids aged 10-12. It has different authors and each magazine style book covers many different topics about growing up.
‘Growing Up Great for kids’ by Scott Todnem
Written for kids aged 8-14 years. It covers a range of topics about puberty and how to cope.
‘Puberty in Numbers’ by Liz Flavellf
The book is written for kids aged 9-12 gives the facts about puberty in an inclusive way. The book discusses facts and statistics.
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Final words about having Sex Education Books
Having a book that can be referred to time and time again means that your child can learn in bite sized pieces at the right time in their development as they grow and learn. That means, when they are ready and that you can be there to teach them and answer questions along the way. I wish that these fantastic books were around when I was a child don’t you?
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