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Presents a new approach to sex education for parents and teens that challenges traditional teaching models and instead embraces twenty-first-century realities by promoting healthy sexuality, values, and body image in young people. "Updated to reflect societal changes over the past decade, an experienced educator’s effective and responsible guide to sex education for parents and teens that promotes healthy knowledge, values, and positive sexuality....

"Using new research, leading Christian marriage blogger exposes how the evangelical church's unbiblical teachings about sex and sexuality have damaged women's views and experience of sex and shows how a true biblical understanding of sex can free them-andtheir husbands-to experience the kind of intimacy and wholeness God intends"-- "What if it's not your fault that sex is bad in your marriage? Based on a groundbreaking in-depth survey of 22,000...

"A radically inclusive, sex-positive guide to managing the inevitable libido differences in our relationships, authored by two licensed sex therapists who are passionate about good sex"-- "A radically inclusive, sex-positive guide to managing the inevitable libido differences in our relationships, authored by two certified sex therapists who are passionate about good sex Desire invites readers of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, and relationship...

For almost forty years, How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby has been the standard reference for couples trying to increase their chances of having the son or daughter they hope for. In this new edition of their classic book, Dr. Shettles and David Rorvik provide authoritative scientific studies and compelling anecdotal evidence demonstrating that the Shettles method continues to produce results unmatched by any other method. Dozens of testimonials...

"A short, serious history of the co-development of sex and sexuality and the internet, and how the issues at their convergence increasingly define our lives: free speech, privacy, online banking, dating and social media, streaming technology, cultural andsexual appropriation, and mass data collection"-- "From the moment there was an “online,” there was sex online. The famous test image used by software engineers to develop formats like the jpeg...

"This vibrant and beautifully illustrated book educates children about sex, gender, and relationships in a way that is inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. Covering puberty, hormones, pregnancy, consent, sex, babies, relationships,and families, it uses gender-neutral language throughout and celebrates diversity in all its forms, including race, ethnicity, faith, bodies, gender, and sexuality. For use with children ages 8-12."...

"Two grooms. One mother of a problem. Barnett Durang has a secret. No, not THAT secret. His widowed mother has long known he's gay. The secret is Barnett is getting married. At his mother's farm. In their small Louisiana town. She just doesn't know it yet. It'll be an intimate affair. Just two hundred or so of the most fabulous folks Barnett is shipping in from the "heathen coasts," as Mom likes to call them, turning her quiet rescue farm for misfit...

"Congratulations! You have a new baby. Don’t forget you also have a marriage. Having a baby is a joyous experience, but even the best relationships are strained during the transition from duo to trio. In And Baby Makes Three, Love Lab™ experts John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills needed to maintain healthy marriages, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by: • Focusing on intimacy and romance • Replacing...

"Why the call to Love Thy Body? To counter a pervasive hostility toward the body and biology that drives today's headline stories: Transgenderism: Activists detach gender from biology. Kids down to kindergarten are being taught their bodies are irrelevant. Is this affirming--or does it demean the body? Homosexuality: Advocates disconnect sexuality from biological identity. Is this liberating--or does it denigrate biology? Abortion: Supporters deny...

"Essayist, translator, and AskMen Senior Editor Alex Manley's guide to pushing back against the various ways masculinity harms rather than heals, unlearning what it means to "be a man," and replacing toxic masculinity with something healthier"-- "From AskMen senior editor and non-binary writer Alex Manley comes The New Masculinity: A Roadmap for a 21st-Century Definition of Manhood, a guide for escaping the shackles of toxic masculinity, unlearning...