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by Dr. Karen Rayne. This book offers ten concrete rules to strengthen your relationship with your teenager so that you can start to talk about sex. Because most people have sex and everyone needs to talk about sex. Teenagers have adults in their lives who can help them. Breaking the Hush Factor will teach those […]

by Sharon Lamb , Tangela Roberts , Aleksandra Plocha. This book takes a close look at how girls of color think, talk, and learn about sex and sexual ethics, how they navigate their developing sexuality through cultural stereotypes about sex and body image, and how they negotiate their sexual learning within a co-ed sex education classroom.

by Kim T. Cook. This book offers parents and other caring adults tips and tools to inspire honest conversation about adolescent sexual health. Information is presented in fast-paced five minute reads that fit into your busy schedule. Killing time waiting in the car for your kids to finish practice? Pick up Teen World Confidential, open […]

by Diane Ehrensaft. This book explains the interconnected effects of biology, nurture, and culture to explore why gender can be fluid, rather than binary. It encourages caregivers to listen to each child, learn their particular needs, and support their quest for a true gender self.

by Laurie Mintz. Mainstream media, movies, and porn have taught us that sex = penis + vagina, and everything else is just secondary. We’ve separated our most reliable route to orgasm–clitoral stimulation–from how we feel we should orgasm–penetration. As a result, we’ve created a pleasure gap between women and men. This book exposes the broader cultural […]

by Dr. TaMara Griffin. For many adults, sexuality is one of the most embarrassing and awkward topics of discussion especially when it comes to educating children. The fact of the matter is that children are curious about sexuality. Whether you talk with them about it or not, they will get the information from somewhere. Grounded […]

by Kate E. Reynolds. Sexual health and sexuality can be difficult subjects for parents and caregivers to broach with autistic children, made more challenging when children are at the severe end of the autism spectrum. This will be the ideal guide to teaching about sexual issues for any parent, caregiver or health educator caring for […]

by Amy Lang. This  book will help you clarify your values and beliefs about sexuality, love and relationships. Short, sweet and to-the-point by reading this book you will develop the foundation you need to tackle this tough and vitally important part of modern parenting.

by Jessica Valenti. This book sheds light on the value–and hypocrisy–around the notion that girls remain virgins until they’re married by putting into context the historical question of purity, modern abstinence-only education, pornography, and public punishments for those who dare to have sex.

by Deborah Roffman. This book is for any parent who wants to become and remain the most credible and influential resource about sexuality in their children’s lives.

by Kevin A. Patterson. The issues that make monogamous dating daunting for people of color–shaming and exclusion by white partners, being fetishized, having realities of everyday racism ignored– occur in polyamorous relationships too, and trying “not to see race” only makes it worse. Love’s Not Color Blind puts forward the framework- through research, anecdotal testimony, […]

by Robin Stone. A powerful and daringly honest resource guide for families seeking to understand, prevent, and overcome childhood sexual abuse and its devastating impact on adult survivors. This book candidly speaks to: survivors, telling them they are not at fault, not alone and how they can seek help; parents, guardians and caretakers, explaining how they […]