Harris, R. (2009). It’s perfectly normal. Boston, MA:
Candlewick Press.
Informative to say the least, this is a book that can definitely not replace parents doing their job and giving their growing children "the talk"; however, it serves as an excellent guide in the topics that need to be addressed, and perhaps even the order in which these topics should be addressed. The 29 chapters are divided into six parts:
Each of these sections addresses the doubts a growing child/teenager can have. It is never too soon to start considering these topics with our children because we never know how soon their little minds work. The way that this book is put together is helpful and the language is simple to understand. The language is also age appropriate and everything is explained in a responsible manner. Like I said, this book should not replace "the talk" and I probably would not give it to a child to look at it alone, but is something that I would definitely go over, together with my husband, with my boys when they are good and ready to learn a little bit more about things.
Informative to say the least, this is a book that can definitely not replace parents doing their job and giving their growing children "the talk"; however, it serves as an excellent guide in the topics that need to be addressed, and perhaps even the order in which these topics should be addressed. The 29 chapters are divided into six parts:
1) What is Sex?
2) Our Bodies
3) Puberty
4) Families and Babies
6) Decisions
7) Staying Healthy
Each of these sections addresses the doubts a growing child/teenager can have. It is never too soon to start considering these topics with our children because we never know how soon their little minds work. The way that this book is put together is helpful and the language is simple to understand. The language is also age appropriate and everything is explained in a responsible manner. Like I said, this book should not replace "the talk" and I probably would not give it to a child to look at it alone, but is something that I would definitely go over, together with my husband, with my boys when they are good and ready to learn a little bit more about things.
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