Facing the Facts: The Truth about Sex and You (God's Design for Sex) - Softcover

Jones, Stan; Jones, Brenna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1631469487 ISBN 13: 9781631469480

Publisher: NavPress, 2019

Synopsis

One Million Copies Sold in Series
Christian Book Award: ECPA Medallion of Excellence

Puberty marks the beginning of significant changes in a child’s relationships with parents and the opposite sex. It’s an exciting but often stressful time as a child transitions to adulthood. Facing the Facts gives children the information needed to understand exactly what’s happening to their bodies during the years ahead and why God planned it to happen just that way. They’ll learn about

• How girls’ and boys’ bodies change, both inside and out
• Exactly how a woman gets pregnant and gives birth
• Why God wants you to save sex for marriage
• Love, dating, and how relationships mature

Now revised and updated with

• An introduction to differing views on sex based on worldview
• More thorough material on Christian morality and the broader theological meaning of sex as appropriate for a young person
• Chapters on masturbation, sexual addiction, gender identity, and same-sex love

About this title

From the Back Cover

The God’s design for sex series helps parents establish a biblical view of sexuality in the home. The parents’ guide, and four age-appropriate books, enable families to develop a healthy dialogue about sexuality. They provide children the foundation of truth and knowledge they need for when they are inevitably bombarded with confusing and potentially harmful messages about sex.

Each book communicates clear information and illustrations, delivered in a biblically holistic way. Facing the Facts is the fourth book in the God’s Design for Sex series, written for kids ages 12 to 16.

Transitioning through puberty into life as an adolescent is an exciting―and often stressful―time for your kids, but you don’t need to sweat the hard conversations! Facing the Facts helps inform your kids about the maturation of their bodies, why God planned it to happen just that way, and how they can live in a way that prepares them for flourishing lives as adults. Dive into healthy, biblically informed conversations about

• The wonders and complexities of a young adult body
• Sex, pregnancy, and birth
• Saving sex for marriage
• Worldviews and sex
• Masturbation, sexual addiction, gender identity, and same-sex attraction
• The meaning of sex in God’s story

Equip your child with God’s truth about bodies, sex, and relationships as you discuss this book with your child!

Stan Jones, PhD, is a professor of psychology and core studies at Wheaton College. He also served as provost for 20 years. He is a nationally recognized Christian expert on sexuality. He has written books on psychology and Christianity and on homosexuality and has contributed numerous articles to such professional journals as American Psychologist. Brenna Jones has graduate training in biblical and theological studies and leads an active ministry of discipleship and support for women. Stan and Brenna have three adult children.

About this edition

• Publisher: NavPress
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1631469487
• ISBN 13: 9781631469480
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208