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Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask)

The Secrets to Surviving Your Child's Sexual Development from Birth to the Teens

March 23, 2004 | Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400051281
$27.99
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Description

Smart, frank, and occasionally hilarious, these two physicians gained national attention-appearing on Today, Good Morning America, and NPR's Morning Edition-with the release of this guide depicting the challenges that bedevil parents at every stage in their children's coming-of-age.

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About this Author

JUSTIN RICHARDSON, M.D., is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Columbia and Cornell universities and a well-known authority on kids and sex.

MARK A. SCHUSTER, M.D., PH.D., is an associate professor of pediatrics and public health at UCLA,
codirector of the Center for Child and Adolescent Health Research at RAND, and director of the UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion.

ISBN: 9781400051281
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 448
Publisher: Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
Published: 2004-03-23

Reviews

"A wonderfully sophisticated set of answers to the questions that make even the most confident of parents squirm! These two experts have crafted the essential guide to managing the vast array of challenges involving kids and sex. Simultaneously wise and funny, this highly accessible book will help parents safely through what might otherwise seem like a thicket of anxiety and confusion. A must-read for every thoughtful and caring parent."
--William Pollack, author of Real Boys and codirector of the Center for Men at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical Center
 
"A comprehensive and factual resource on a very delicate subject presented in a humorous and entertaining style. The authors cover all the bases, but do so with a light and sensitive touch. I would not hesitate to recommend this book to the parents of my patients."
--Joe M. Sanders, M.D., executive director of the American Academy of Pediatrics

"I wished I had asked these questions. A sensitive and intelligent look at sexuality written with candor and creativity, this book will open the discussion for all the important issues." --Wendy Wasserstein, author of Shiksa Goddess and The Heidi Chronicles

"In their warm, non-judgmental way, Justin Richardson and Mark Schuster guide us through our children's sexual development with the perfect mix of humor, wisdom, and straightforward information. I highly recommend this book for every parent."
--Ruth Bell, coauthor of Changing Bodies, Changing Lives

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