My Body Is a Gift from God: Introducing Conversations to Safeguard Children
Sherie Adams Christensen MFT, Kamryn Brockbank
Paperback
(Light Press, Aug. 26, 2016)
Children of all ages are constantly exposed to damaging sexual content in media and in life. As a parent you try to be vigilant, but it’s simply impossible to completely prevent. How do you protect your young children? How do you find the right words to start talking to them about healthy intimacy without frightening them or damaging their innocence? You start with this book. My Body is a Gift from God uses gentle language to teach parents and children how to begin protective, age-appropriate conversations in the emotionally safe setting of reading together. Notice how it helps you and your child easily converse about sexual topics, while fitting within and supporting your family’s values. Potentially difficult topics like body image, healthy relationships, sexual abuse, pornography, and sexual peer pressure become accessible for young ages. Start now to protect your child while preserving their childhood innocence and promoting a sense of security and joy in their miraculous, wonderful body. This book will give you the words.