In Summer 2013, I wrote a letter to parents –Three Things You Don’t Know About Your Kids and Sex – and published it on my blog. Within a few days, millions of parents read, shared, and responded. They needed resources. With the help of doctors, psychologists, attorneys, counselors, law enforcement, technology and sex-industry experts, I researched, interviewed, and uncovered five things every parent needs to know about their kids and sex.
Now the book is written, has been edited, and is on its way to be printed. It publishes in May 2016, but I don’t want to wait another moment to get this conversation started. So…here we go.
You can go to the full landing page for the book here.
[endorsement cite=”Rhett Smith, MDiv, LMFT”]’This is Miller’s best work. Miller’s book is really raw and really powerful, and an important lead in to this topic. She speaks as one with experience and authority, and has compiled a great list of stories, interviews, tools, questions and resources for parents to use with their kids.” – Rhett Smith, MDiv, LMFT [/endorsement]Five Things Every Parent Needs to Know About their Kids and Sex: Real Help for the Toughest Talks
Most parents dread talking about sex with their children. Anne Marie Miller loves giving “the talk.” As she has shared her personal story and talked about God’s gift of sex with almost half a million young people, she’s noticed some disturbing patterns:
- Google is how kids learn about sex
- Kids are learning about sex and viewing pornography earlier than parents think
- The sexually abused often don’t tell anyone for fear of getting in trouble
- Sexual messages are being consumed daily through mainstream and social media
- Most parents think their child is the exception
In this immensely practical and well-researched book, Anne:
- Equips parents to have meaningful and age-appropriate conversations with their children about sex, pornography, and sexual abuse.
- Advises parents on how to keep the lines of communication open so that their children know they can trust them with their fears, struggles, and mistakes.
- Offers hope to worried parents that their children can grow up with a healthy biblical view of sex as a gift from God.