It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families (The Family Library)

I am a mental health counselor and I work with children, teens and families. I love this series of books!!! I have bought so many copies and lent/given them out to friends and clients. Talking to children about bodies, sex and sexuality can be intimidating. Most parents aren't really sure where to start or when to start talking about these issues. Harris's series of age appropriate books takes the guess work out of family sex education.It is extremely important to educate your children on topics of healthy sexuality, bodies and families. Believe it or not, you are probably more nervous about talking to your children about sex than they are. They can handle the truth. Seriously. Just follow along with the book and take a matter of fact sort of attitude when reading together. Allow children to ask questions and do your best to give accurate answers. Children will learn that its ok to have questions and to talk to their parents about these issues.Favorite things about the series:1. Age appropriate books allow parents to start educating their children early! I have seen many families try to provide too little information too late. By the time a child is reaching puberty, they have likely heard inaccurate information about sex from media or other children at school. Adolescents are also much more likely to get embarrassed when their parents try to talk with them about these issues. 4 year olds, and even 10 year olds are unlikely to be embarrassed. They will follow along with the fun cartoons and simple straight forward text and pictures.I have found that older children have also benefited from being exposed to these books.It's a little more difficult with older children who express embarrassment. Try to stay calm and matter of fact to make them more comfortable. I like to ask older children what they already know and then use to book as a resource to fill in gaps of knowledge.2. The books are inclusive and talk about important topics such as love, intimacy and different types of families. One of the major topics that families miss when sex educating their children is the emotional aspect of sex. These books allow the opportunity for parents to talk about the emotional implications of engaging in sexual acts and creating a family. This opens up opportunities to talk to children about your family's beliefs and values surrounding sexual relationships.3. These books talk about safety and sexual assault "good touches and bad touches". One of the important reasons for teaching young children accurate information is to protect them. Children who know proper names for genitalia and have been taught healthy sexuality are more equipped to report sexual assault. I always remember a story from when I was working in a residential treatment center for children. One young girl had reported that her uncle touched her "pussycat". It took a long time for anyone to figure out that she had been sexually assaulted because of the use of a euphemism. Children should not be ashamed of their bodies. Teach proper sexual anatomy words to young children along with head, shoulders, nose and feet. They won't be embarrassed, but if you are, you can explain to them that talking about their private areas when in public is socially inappropriate. I always explain to young children that their private parts are anything that is covered up when they put on a bathing suit. That seems to be simple enough.I strongly encourage parents and caregivers to check out this series!

I hesitated ordering this book for my 8 year old son. He had begun asking basic questions and I was concerned he was too young to be given every little detail. This book is wonderful! I would recommend reading through it before sharing it with your child. The layout of the book is absolutely perfect for my son and kids his age and is illustrated beautifully. My son loves reading the parts of the bird and bee throughout the book and thinks their quips are highly entertaining. I like how the book mentions alternative lifestyles and ideas (gay couples, adoption, etc.), but stays completely neutral on the subjects. I have read some reviewers who were upset that the book made mention of gay couples. I am teaching my son that people have these type life choices and we should accept & respect everyone for who they are as a person. Sheltering kids from this type information does not "make it go away". Most older kids know about this type thing (& alot of other things!) anyway. I thought I had a few years before I had "The Talk" with my son, but we all know children develop at different stages and my son has always been very mature for his age. Do some of the topics/pictures in this book embarrass him? Sure! Do we discuss it so he knows all this is part of life & perfectly normal? You bet! This book is a great ice breaker about the subject, keeps kids engaged and allows them to feel comfortable about asking questions. I even learned a couple things myself! The section on pregnancy, giving birth and a baby's development is done very tastefully and again, beautifully illustrated. Reading this section sparked up stories I hadn't told my son about my pregnancy with him and his birth, which, of course, he was delighted to hear. Sharing this book helped my son and I bond in a way we have not before. Best of all, I feel very confident in the fact that now that he has been informed on the subject, he won't have to get (mis)information from his friends or even worse, browse the internet, on such an important topic. I would highly recommend this book to everyone!

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My 5 year old had more questions than "Amazing you" could answer. I went with my gut on this book and it didn't disappoint. The material also allowed my kids to ask more thoughtful questions which the book then did a great job of answering. My 7 and 5 year old keep wanting me to read this! Some of the themes in the book they're not asking questions about and I'll have it handy for when they do.

A perfect book to teach children about sexual education in the most cordial manner

This book definitely helped my child after having the sex talk at school. They came home with more questions so this helped and was age appropriate

Este libro está genial para hablarle a tus hijos de temas que a lo mejor te costaría afrontar sin guión. Es completo y me encantó compartirlo con mi hija de 7 años. Muy muy recomendable