Recommended books about sex for kids

In my workshops, I love to recommend books.  I also frequently get emails asking for book recommendations–both for kids and parents.  If I had to pare down the options to just 5, this is what I would choose.

What’s the Big Secret is my recommendation for any age.  It talks about pregnancy, sex, relationships, good touch, and privacy.  Toddlers in the potty-training years especially find the page with the boy & girl peeing quite interesting.

It’s So Amazing is my recommendation for an older child, one who already knows some information and is now ready for more depth.  The reading level in this book is upper elementary.

My favorite puberty book for girls is “The Care and Keeping of You.”  This is part of the American Girl series, and there’s a second Care and Keeping of You, a Feelings book, and several more.  They are all good.  The first “Care and Keeping of You” has great information about puberty, but does not include any information about reproduction.

A good puberty book for boys is “The Boys Body Book.”  One note about this book–it does use heteronormative language to talk about romantic feelings/attraction.  (ie, it tells boys you might find yourself looking at girls a little differently.)  That’s exclusive language and it’s my one big complaint about this book.

And for parents, I recommend 
From Diapers to Dating
. It’s a reference source and guide for all sorts of information about children and sexuality and development. The author is a minister, interestingly, and does address how to share your family values about sexuality with your kids as well.

There are many other good books, but these are my favorites. Happy Reading!

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