New book!!  Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to
Know to Become Your Kids’ Go-To Person about Sex

Important!

“Roffman’s frank and vibrant pep talk will give parents the inspiration and tools needed to tackle the subject of sex with their kids.” Read the complete Publishers Weekly review as well as other reviews.

Nationally acclaimed educator and author of Sex and Sensibility, Deborah Roffman distills her more than thirty years of experience teaching kids—and their parents—into this indispensable guide, helping you to be your kids’ number one source for information and guidance on human sexuality. Roffman tackles everything from developmental stages to strategies for handling embarrassing or difficult conversations, offering the best ways to make sure you both keep talking (and listening).

Deborah Roffman’s work on childhood and teen sexuality has been featured in numerous publications, including the Washington Post and USA Today. A recipient of the Mary Lee Tatum Apple Award from Planned Parenthood Federation of America, she has also been recognized by the National Federation of Republican Women. The mother of two grown sons, she lives with her husband in Baltimore, Maryland.

We live in a time when kids of all ages are bombarded with age-sensitive material wherever they turn; “sexting” and bullying are on the rise at an increasingly younger age, and teen moms are “celebrified.” What is a concerned–and embarrassed–parent to do? With wit, wisdom, and savvy, Deborah Roffman translates her experiences gleaned from decades of teaching kids and parents, and as a mom, into strategies to help parents navigate this tricky terrain. Talk to Me First is for any parent who wants to become and remain the most credible and influential resource about sexuality in their children’s lives.

What Experts are Saying about Talk to Me First…

—Michael G. Thompson, PhD,
author of the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain

“By the time you finish reading Talk to Me First, you will want to have a conversation about sex with your children. With compassion for adults and a profound developmental understanding of children, Ms. Roffman shows you how to overcome your own inhibitions so that you can send your son or daughter towards a sexual life that is intimate, satisfying, and responsible.”

—Robie H. Harris,
award-winning author of It’s Perfectly Normal and It’s Not The Stork!

“Roffman gives parents and educators a gift that not only tells us what to say about sexualityto today’s kids, but also helps us understand why so many of us feel the way we do about talking about this crucial topic. Roffman gives us the words, understanding, anconfidence we need, and enables us to give young people the gift of staying healthy and safe at every stage of childhood and adolescence.”

—Jennifer Bryan, PhD,
author of From the Dress-Up Corner to the Senior Prom

“Talk to Me First is really a guide to becoming your kids’ go-to person about life. As a parent and a professional, I am doubly grateful for Roffman’s clarity and practicality; she knows that parents must be ‘ongoing nurturers’ rather than ‘periodic information givers’ if they are going to successfully counter today’s valueless marketing and media messages about intimacy and relationships.”

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