Before the Sex Talk: A Theology of the Body Approach for Parents and Mentors
Every parent or person working with youth longs for those children in their sphere of influence to flourish; we are all well aware that there is a conversation that is absolutely essential to flourishing. With fear and uncertainty, we make veiled references to “the talk” with our children that looms in our future, the one about the birds and the bees, about how babies are made, about sex. We are desperate to find a compelling yet practical approach to this challenge and to discover THE conversation.
BEFORE THE SEX TALK provides parents and mentors with short chapters unpacking themes from Theology of the Body as well as applications that completely transform the way faith-based talks usually address these topics, if they have addressed them at all.
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New companion books now available in paperback!
Now, in response to many reader requests, these Before the Sex Talk Companion Workbooks will help you take these conversations one step further by offering guidance for expanding your conversations with more detail, more prompts, and a step-by-step discussion/activities plan. All of this will help you confidently engage these foundational concepts with your children.
Inside, for each of the 19 chapters in our original book, you’ll find:
Chapter Focus: a summary of the main point
Scripture: relevant to the chapter
Parent Reflections: questions that will prepare you to engage your child in the conversations and/or activities
Kid Connections: an approximately 30-minute lesson for parents and kids to enjoy together that includes Scripture, discussions, and activities
Parent Connections: an excerpt from the chapter that reminds parents why it is important to engage their kids in the truths of the chapter and connect it all to the end goal of better and more impactful conversations about sex.
In addition,“the Lindas” have provided an appendix that is filled with questions that kids ask along with answers that are soaked in life giving truth delivered with grace. We’ve also written a new chapter that will be included in future editions of Before The Sex Talk, entitled “God-Centered Identity: Forging a New Path.”
