Gary just didn’t know the rules by Holly-ann Martin
Book Review: A book for kids about inappropriate sexual touch from other children.
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Gary just didn't know the rules by Holly-ann Martin is a book that will help parents to talk to their child about child-on-child sexual abuse.
The only book that I know of that will help parents to talk with their kids about the fact that children shouldn't be doing sexual stuff with other kids. It may be your child who has been touched by another child, or an incident that happened to someone you know. This book provides a very gentle (but informative) approach to empowering kids with the knowledge to stay safe and what to do if another child behaves inappropriately.
The author will give you the language to be able to have these discussions with your own child. The incidence of child-on-child sex is increasing due to the increased exposure of kids to porn at an age where they are too young to understand what they are seeing, which means they may then act out what they saw with another child in their play.
Such an important book that helps parents to talk about 'yucky stuff' in a nice way that won't scare your child.
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Ideal ages
Gary just didn't know the rules by Holly-ann Martin is ideal for children between the ages of 6 – 12 years of age.
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You can find more books like this in my extensive list of Sex Education Books for Children.
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Resources
My mission is to create resources that will help you to naturally talk to your kids about sex, all while respecting your personal values.
Which means that inside this website, you'll find lots of resources to help you with talking to your child about love, sex, relationships and growing up.
My Sex Education 101 page includes all of the information on sex education. You'll find lots of different blogposts to help with getting started, on a wide range of different topics.
My Puberty 101 page includes all of the information on puberty. You'll find lots of different blogposts to help with talking to your child about growing up.
You'll find videos about sex ed in my Sex Education Videos resource page that you can watch with your child or to learn more about sex education yourself.
You’ll also find an extensive range of sex education books for children, for kids of all ages. There's even some books in there for parents!
If you're looking for some ideas on how to talk to your child about bodies, How to Talk to Kids About Bodies, will help you to start naming the private body parts and to have shame-free conversations with them about bodies. It is filled with lots of different ideas on how to have natural converasations with your child about their body.
You'll also find some child friendly anatomically-correct cartoon illustrations of the genitals and internal reproductive organs that are appropriate for children from the age of 3 and up. Let's Look at Different Body Parts is a printable that will help take the awkward out of talking to your child about their body, so they grow up feeling educated, confident, and comfortable in their own skin.
If you're worried that talking to your child about bodies might lead to questions about sex, then you can relax. How to Talk to Kids About Sex, will help you to explain sexual intercourse to your child in a way they will understand. It breaks sex down into simple steps that take the stress out of explaining!
If you want a printed book to hold in your hands, then the The Sex Education Answer Book will give you age-specific answers to the most common questions kid's ask parents about sex. Which means you don't need to worry about finding a child-friendly explanation that your child understands.
If you want the answers to questions about a lot more than just sex, then Sex Ed Quickies is your best option. It has answers to 300+ questions that kids commonly ask parents, including how babies are made, sexual intercourse, body parts, puberty, relationships, pregnancy, birth, masturbation, sexual diversity, gender, pornography, STIs, contraception and much more.
About the Author Cath Hakanson
I'm Cath, a sex educator living in Australia with my husband and 2 kids. I help parents to talk about sex (with less cringe and more confidence) and empower their child to make smart sexual decisions. To find a better way to talk about sex, you can join my community of parents and visit my shop for helpful resources.