This is a great book for parents and kids alike and especially for those parents who need a starting point and may feel awkward discussing sex and all that it encompasses with their kids.

I have a great appreciation for her direct and humorous approach, which humanizes the experience and reminds us not to take ourselves so seriously. Her Five Building Blocks to a healthy sexuality take the shame, scariness, and secrecy out of talking about sex. Her approach also takes the stigmas and misconceptions youth and adults a like may have about sex and replace it with healthy views that they can take with them into as part of their sexual evolution without shame and with self empowerment for building healthy sexual relationships.

I'd like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It is an wonderful book for all parents who are facing or going to face "the talk" because parents should be prepared to answer kids' questions at any time. You should not postpone the answers, not rely on teachers or your child's friends, and never hope that questions and interest in answers as well as curiosity will just disappear. Your as a parent form how the child see sexuality and how he / she feels about himself /herself. The author accents the importance of the honest age appropriate answers, explains what to expect from the talk and also gives many examples. The book reflects the ideas of positive parenting.
Thanks to the publisher, author and Netgalley for the kindly provided ARC, all opinions are mine

I'm really surprised at how good this book was. It helps with how you act around children, but also how you view this subject and your own personal life. The author teaches sex education for a living, so I don't think there's anyone better to consult. She also uses personal stories, telling about her own two daughters, which I found reassuring.
What I enjoyed the most was the actuality of the book. The author uses examples from song lyrics, movies, and TV series that have some message into them. Some are good messages, some are bad, but it matters what your children will understand from them. And here you must come to explain so that the children don't make the wrong image.
I thought the author was too bold at first, but then I got used to her style and understood the importance of her work. She developed a teaching method based on The Five Building Blocks, which are Communication, Consent, Respect, Pleasure, and Fantasy. She then goes into detail about each one of these. And I assure you there are a lot of things to talk about and it won't be boring at all. Also, all of these have the same importance, which is not something I saw very often.
I also like that this book covers any question a parent might have, like What if my child tells other kids what I tell him? No question is left unanswered, and even if you have more questions, the author leaves her blog page, as well as many other resources where you can find anything.
Now I feel the need to become personal. Doesn't matter I don't have children, this book teaches so much more than how to explain to them what sex is. First of all, if I will have children, I will know where to find advice(in case I don't remember) or if I don't have my own children, I learned how to act around them and I understand them better now. I can safely say that it opened my eyes. The world doesn't have to be like this, but because it is, we must at least change the way we think ourselves. Children will become adults, and if they don't receive proper sex education, they will have many problems that will be hard to fix. Let's think about ourselves. I didn't receive a good education, I had to find out my own way. My parents didn't know what to tell me, sometimes they would invent things, sometimes they told bits of truths. The result was a lot of confusion, so I had to find out myself, on the internet. And guess what, that's not the best way. "Some things you can't UNSEE". I'm sure a lot of people have the same story, which is why this book is needed.
I was reluctant at first, I thought this will be some quick read, maybe even have images. I was disappointed when I saw I had to engage in it. I didn't think it will be interesting, but man, I was wrong. I also don't read non-fiction, but now I realized the perks of reading it. First of all, it is much quicker than a fiction book and it doesn't tire me as much. I'm really happy and proud of myself for reading this book.

An okay read. Nothing new. Dr. john does push the boundaries of what is acceptable or the norm. The book could be part of curriculum in schools/ college.

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC.

I was very interested to read this book as we have a new pre-teen in our house. We are starting to have a lot of questions and we want to make sure we are providing the right answers. This book is an incredible wealth of knowledge and I love St. John's no-nonsense approach to discussing bodies, sexuaity, pleasure and the many positives and negatives that can come along with it. This was a great conversation starter in our family and I highly recommend it.