Its Ok to Say No : Choosing Sexual Abstinence

Ayer, Eleanor H

ISBN 10: 0823922502 ISBN 13: 9780823922505

Publisher: Rosen Pub Group

Synopsis

Discusses what abstinence means, the dangers of teenage sexual activity, the difficulty of choosing abstinence, and the advantages of abstaining from sex.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

Responding to recent publicity about child abuse, several publishers have brought out books for children on the subject. This is a delicate task because it requires alerting children to some rather horrible facts of life without leaving them terrified of people. In What Should You do When . . . ?, children are advised to go to their teacher if a stranger tries to take them home from school. In Sometimes It's Okay to Tell Secrets, children learn what to do if "your teacher does something that makes you feel weird or yucky." In It's Okay to Say No, children are urged to run home if a stranger tries to talk to them. (Good advice if you're near home, but what if you're not?) Children, who tend to be very literal-minded, may have a hard time applying some of these rules to actual life. And the contradictions in these books underscore the fact that children need to be taught, on an individual level, procedures that will ensure safety in particular situations. (For slightly older children, Oralee Wachter's No More Secrets for Me is one of the best choices.)
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up--This book goes over much of the same ground covered in previous Rosen publications, such as Barbara Moe's Everything You Need to Know About Sexual Abstinence (1996). Brief chapters offer easy-to-understand, superficial coverage of the subject and related issues. The dangers of teenage sex are addressed, as are the benefits and difficulties of choosing abstinence. Many justifications are cited to help teens feel comfortable with that choice. Ayer begins each chapter with a scenario in which a teen must choose whether or not to become sexually active, followed by a discussion of the physical and emotional ramifications; practical advice from experts, lay adults, and fellow teens; and statistics. The type size is large and dark with wide spacing on the page. Stock black-and-white and full-color photographs appear throughout. A strictly additional purchase that duplicates material found in similar series titles.

Edward Sullivan, New York Public Library

Copyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rosen Pub Group
• ISBN 10: 0823922502
• ISBN 13: 9780823922505
• Binding: Library Binding