Awkward Conversations: How to Talk with Your Kids About Sex, Gender, and Relationships
About this audiobook
Learn to confidently navigate Awkward Conversations with your kids about sex, gender, and relationships--while still cultivating a connection based on love and open conversation.
Talking with your kids about sex and their bodies has never been easy, and in today's rapidly shifting world, it can feel more confusing and intimidating than ever. As a parent, you may feel unprepared for what to say when the topic comes up.
With decades of combined experience helping parents navigate tough issues, Jim Burns and Erin Mashaw guide you through when to start conversations, how to keep them age-appropriate, and what to say when tough questions come up--without defaulting to fear, conflict, or lecturing.
In Awkward Conversations, Jim and Erin share strategies to help you:
- "Seize the moment" when it's time to talk about bodies, puberty, social media, dating, pornography, gender, identity, and sex
- Guide your kids and teens toward God's vision for sexual integrity
- Get tips and tricks for setting healthy guardrails that change as your child grows
- Gain confidence to address cultural messages about gender, identity, and sexuality
- Know how to respond when your child makes choices that go against God's design
- Hear inspiring stories from other parents who've been where you are
Grounded in Scripture, this guidebook helps you handle every situation with conviction and compassion as you help your kids see themselves in light of God's good design.
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About the author
Jim Burns is the founder of HomeWord. He speaks to thousands of people around the world each year and has more than three million resources in print in over twenty languages. His popular podcast, HomeWord with Jim Burns, continues to grow. Jim writes and speaks on how to enable strong marriages, confident parents, empowered kids, and healthy leaders. His books include Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut and the Welcome Mat Out; Finding Joy in the Empty Nest; Have Serious Fun; Creating an Intimate Marriage; and When Your Adult Child Strays. Jim and his wife, Cathy, live in Southern California and have three daughters, three sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.
Erin Mashaw is the chief operations officer for Birds on a Wire Moms. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's in counseling from Liberty University. Erin is a writer, speaker, and content creator for North Point Ministries, Birds on a Wire Moms, Lighthouse Family Retreats, and HomeWord. She has been married to Reece for twenty-four years and has four kids.
