It's Time

For Wonder Boy to have "the talk."

And so, because he doesn't always believe everything I tell him but believes every thing he reads, I found this book for him. And can I recommend it to all of you progressive crunchy-granola parents out there? Not only does it cover the basics in a very matter of fact manner, but it includes sections on homosexuality, adoption, birth control, sexual abuse, and HIV. All extremely age appropriate, respectful, and upbeat. It's recommended by Penelope Leach, Brazelton, and even the Unitarians!

We bought it for him this weekend, and I found him reading it on the couch this evening. He read the whole thing on his own in about half an hour. At one point he said to himself, "this is GREAT science!" We'll follow up with discussion, but, honestly? I don't think he got a sense of it being dirty or salacious, just interesting science.

I had initially wanted to purchase this book, from which I learned the facts of life, but am glad we chose something else. And definitely not this one.