Publisher's Synopsis
This is a practical handbook for parents, teachers and other adults who are concerned with the healthy sexual and emotional development of young people. This subject is particularly topical at present because of the controversy about the introduction of formal relationships and sexuality education in Irish schools. The author places relationship and sexuality issues firmly back in the context of family communications and intimacy between parents.;Among the areas covered are: how to answer the earliest questions of toddlers; how to respond to the early sexualization of children by the media; how to facilitate an independent, holistic approach to sex among teenagers who are subject to peer pressure; and how to communicate honestly about sex, with partners as well as with children.
