With a rare directness and clarity about sex and reproduction, sexual values, and cultural influences on sexuality, Deborah Roffman challenges and teaches readers how to develop a blueprint for opening the lines of communication with children of all ages. Sex and Sensibility introduces the five core parenting skills that parents need to confidently interpret and comfortably respond to virtually any question a child might pose or any situation that arises. Powerfully instructive and thought provoking, it should be required reading for parents; it will inspire honest talk about sex and sexuality, helping all of us be better parents for the effort.

Excerpt from Sex and the Senses The data and observations which form the basis for this work have been gathered in the course of several years. The actual writing, of course, has taken only a very short time. The present volume is part of a work given over to a subject of universal importance. I have dwelt at such great length upon autoerotism, as the practice or habit of masturbation may be properly called, for the reason that it is one of the most obscure as well as one of the most significant and characteristic manifestations of mental life. Perhaps no other habit, apparently ingrained and so widespread, is so badly misunderstood even by those who take a professional interest in it. On account of the universal ignorance regarding its significance, this habit, like all others which result from undirected erotic trends, is the center of endless difficulties and gives rise to numerous personal problems of an intimate and very troublesome character. We hear on all sides warnings against the evil consequences of the misunderstanding of the facts of sex. There is perceptible in our midst a growing movement for enlightenment on the subject. But for the most part popular knowledge is as yet very unsatisfactory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Sex and the Senses The data and observations which form the basis for this work have been gathered in the course of several years. The actual writing, of course, has taken only a very short time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A philosophical consideration of human sexuality covers arousal, desire, love, chastity, modesty, homosexuality, masturbation, incest, perversion, social customs, and sexual ethics.