Growing Up In God's Image: A New Approach to the Facts of Life Talk

A Catholic guide for parent and child to discuss the childs emerging sexuality.Reviews: I thank Carolyn J. Smith for thoughtfully and prayerfully compiling a resource that will help parents in explaining the facts of life to their children by placing it within the context of our Faith and the Theology of the Body. Growing Up in Gods Image is a wonderful tool for any parent... Lisa M. Hendey Founder and Editor CatholicMom.com and author of A Book of Saints for Catholic MomsThis book guides parents to gradually expand a childs understanding of life beginning with how the love of family reflects the love of God. Teaching the facts of life fully demands including the spiritual. Caroline does a beautiful job explaining the physical changes that occur during puberty while including the responsibility to be true to Gods plan and purpose for our bodies. The life lessons are presented in clear language and will enrich not just the children but the parents also reading this book as an aid. Patti Maguire Armstrong author Courageous timely and beautifully sensitive. In a time when our children are bombarded by all the wrong messages about their bodies here is a wonderful guide for parents to talk to their children about Godliness their bodies and sex. Donna Piscitelli childrens author A useful guidebook for parents and a resource thats sure to strengthen your family. Discard the dread of the talk and embrace the beauty of a faith-based approach. My copys sure to be dog-eared and passed along! Sarah Reinhard author of Catholic Family Fun and SnoringScholar.com