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by Frederica R. Jones (Author)
TALKTeaching Adults to Lead their Kids.Have you ever been at a loss to answer the questions that your children ask about sexuality? This book is invaluable if you would like to make the most of 'teachable moments'. It rouses you from reacting passively to being prepared. TALK hits the issues head on that are important to parent/child relationships and gives you the tools to deal with them. The amazing statistics and interesting examples will give you the information and encouragement that you need to get started on this topic with your kids. You will be encouraged as a parent that your values matter and you should not be silent but rather active in confidence and openness in dealing with the subject of sex with your kids. You'll enjoy this book and it will give you great insight into your children's behavior in their teenage years. It will teach you to TALK.
Author Biography
Frederica (Freddie) has been married to Brian since 1974. They live in Manchester-By-The-Sea on the Boston North Shore near their two married sons and four grandchildren. Freddie is an RN by training and practiced for 13 years in the areas of pediatrics, public health and was the research assistant in the early area of newborn hearing screening research at Stanford University Hospital before "retiring" to be a full-time mother. The family moved to Vermont in 1988 and she returned to the workplace in 1994 as a health educator in the regional middle school. During the years of teaching Middle School Health, she became increasingly convinced that early and consistent parental input on the subjects of sex and dating makes a tremendous difference in the lives of children and teens. During the past 20 years she has developed, refined and presented a series of "TALK" workshops in the Northeast US and in Geneva Switzerland. The content of these workshops has been distilled into the book "TALK - Teaching Adults to Lead their Kids" Freddie and her husband love to ski, ballroom dance, bike, walk, study the Bible, and travel internationally. They are active in their local church and enjoy friends on many continents. She has a passion that you TALK to your children and teens.
