Sam Gitchel & Lorri Foster 
Let’s Talk About S-E-X 
A Guide for Kids 9 to 12 and Their Parents

First created by Planned Parenthood/Mar Monte in the late 1980’s, this well loved, updated guide insures that children will be given accurate, age-appropriate information about sex. This read-together book helps to begin an open dialogue in the family.Parents and educators will find discussions of feelings, respecting oneself and others, what’s normal, making sense of love and sex, and helpful advice. The book is filled with sound information, illustrations and diagrams, appropriate body terminology, information on STDs and more. Here, the changes all preteens go through are explaned in a simple, straight-forward manner.In the Parent’s Guide (in the back of the book) is the information on how approach the BIG TALK in a way that is comfortable and positive.

Circa l’autore

Let’s Talk About S-E-X was originally created by Lorri Foster and Sam Gitchel in the early 1980’s while Ms. Foster was Education Director for the Central California Planned Parenthood affiliate and Mr. Gitchel was a community educator for Planned Parenthood. The authors have remained involved with the book and its revisions through 2004. Both authors continue to reside in Fresno, California. Ms. Foster is retired from Planned Parenthood and Mr. Gitchel is a Project Director with California State University, Fresno.