Talking about sex: books to help
Posted in Parents
Thursday 6 May 2010
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Read our list for books and leaflets to help you start discussing sex with your child
The basics
- Mummy Laid an Egg, by Babette Cole, published by Red Fox Picture Books
- How Are Babies Made? by Alastair Smith, published by Usborne
More info
- Let’s Talk About Where Babies Come From, by Robie Harris, published by Walker Books
- Let’s Talk About Sex, by Robie Harris, published by Walker Books
100% me, by Elinor Greenwood and Alexander Cox, published by Dorling Kindersley
Leaflets
- Family Planning Association: There's a parents pack available (in the UK) that includes FPA’s range of booklets for young people:
- 4Boys
- 4Girls
- 4You: Growing Up
- Abortion
- Love S.T.I.ngs
- Love Sex Relationships
- Periods
- Pregnancy
- Talking to Your Child about Sex
For more information about how to buy this pack visit the
FPA’s online shopHelp for parents
- Questions Children Ask and How to Answer Them, by Dr Miriam Stoppard, published by Dorling Kindersley
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