Sex ed for the stroller set : how to have honest conversations with young children / Laura Hancock, PhD & Karen Rayne, PhD.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index.

Introduction: Sex ed begins at birth -- Part I. What you need to know first. What is sexuality? -- Parental self-awareness : history, feelings, and values -- Reproductive anatomy and physiology -- Gender and sexual orientation -- Child sexual abuse : prevention and response -- Part II. The ages and stages of teaching sexual health during early childhood. Infants (birth to 12 months old) -- Toddlers (1 to 3 years old) -- Kindergarteners (4 to 6 years old) -- In the moment : responding to surprising questions and situations -- What comes next.

"Provides practical tools to proactively teach young children about sexuality"--

"Sex Ed for the Stroller Set gives parents practical tools to proactively teach young children about sexuality and the confidence to use these tools. When adults bring intention and thoughtfulness to providing sexual health education to their young children, they can establish healthy attitudes toward sexuality and prepare their children and themselves for sexual topics that will arise in later years. While there are many books on sexual health written for parents of teens and young adults, there are very few written for parents of young children. But the early years are crucial to sexual health, and what parents do and say is of the utmost importance. This book shows caregivers how to provide essential information about sexuality, bodies, and behavior in age-appropriate but thorough and accurate language. It helps parents prepare for conversations that might make them uncomfortable by supplying not only the necessary information but also specific phrases and words they can use when speaking to their young children, while also helping parents process their own anxieties around sex. A parent is their child's best sex ed teacher. By providing reliable, straightforward information about sexuality, parents can establish open, honest relationships with their children, help protect them from harm, and set them up for healthy, fulfilling, and pleasurable sex lives and relationships as adults. "--