Linda and Richard Eyre stress that it s never too soon-or too late-to start discussing sex and values with your children and they ve got proven strategies to make it easier. For parents who want to go beyond the birds and the bees talk How to Talk to Your Child About Sex provides thoughtful clear specific guidance on when and most important how to help children begin to learn and understand sex love and commitment from the most positive viewpoint possible. Preliminary as needed talks with three-to eight-year-olds The age eight Big Talk Follow-up talks with eight-to thirteen-year-olds Behavior discussions and guidelines with eleven-to sixteen-year-olds Discussions of perspective and personal standards with fifteen-to nineteen-year-olds