Shame-Free Sex Talks

Lets change the conversation about sex for the next generation.

When it comes to talking with your kids about sex, its easy to feel stuck. The world around us is hyper-sexualized and confusingand the shame-heavy messages of purity culture arent the answer either. You know what you dont want to say. But what do you actually want to teach?

If you want to raise kids who love God, love their bodies, and understand sex as good, pastor and mom Dr. Kelly Edmiston has good news: you can.Shame-Free Sex Talks doesnt shy away from hard topics, while being grounded in Scripture and full of real-life insight and giving you the tools to talk about sex with calm, clarity, and confidencefrom toddlerhood through the teenage years. This book wont provide parents with a set of quick and easy answers for their kids, and its not a prescriptive, one-size-fits-all list of dos and donts. Rather, Shame-Free Sex Talks encourages a parenting approach that provides space for the sexual questions and behaviors kids are grappling with to serve a developmental, discipleship purpose and help facilitate a Jesus-centered conversation. In this thoughtful guide, youll find:

• A threefold vision for biblical sexualityCovenant, Community, and Consentto help you speak clearly and faithfully about sex and Gods design.
• Five core values of spiritual sexuality to anchor your childs identity in Godnot the shifting messages of culture.
• 25 age-based practices (for ages 25, 610, 1114, and 1518) to build habits, conversations, and confidence over time.
• A timely appendix on parenting LGBTQIA+ kids

You dont have to choose between biblical truth and emotional health. You can raise kids with a faith that integrates their whole selvesbodies, questions, and all.

• Author: Kelly Edmiston
• Format: Softcover, 208 pages
• ISBN: 9798898020545