Beyond birds & bees bringing home a new message to our kids about sex, love, and equality
"A provocative exploration of how Americans teach our children about sex, with practical takeaways from the author's research, and her experiences observing Dutch parenting while living in Amsterdam. Bonnie Rough was a new mother grappling with many typical concerns of raising a daughter:...
| Main Author: | Rough, Bonnie J. (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Seal Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"A provocative exploration of how Americans teach our children about sex, with practical takeaways from the author's research, and her experiences observing Dutch parenting while living in Amsterdam. Bonnie Rough was a new mother grappling with many typical concerns of raising a daughter: how to inspire her to push past stereotypes, how to teach her to have a healthy attitude towards her body and her sexuality. Then her husband's job relocated the family to Amsterdam, where Rough quickly witnessed the free, uninhibited, and egalitarian sexual attitudes of the Dutch--where nudity isn't frowned upon and parents hope their children have favorable sexual experiences more than fearing their activity. In Better Than Birds and Bees, Rough describes how to implement the easygoing, surprisingly low-risk European attitude, reflecting on her experiences with her daughters. With careful research and anecdotal discoveries, Rough outlines ways for American parents to navigate a culture with dismally little formal sexual education, showing how creating healthy sexual attitudes reverberates with every aspect of society, shaping not only childhood experiences but gender misconceptions and inequality through adulthood"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
xix, 299 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-282) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781580057394 158005739X |
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