My daughters a re in the tween and preteen years, which means it's the time most parents start thinking about what to tell their kids about sex, and how. Since only only 13 states in America require that sex education in school is medically accurate, it's important for parents to fill in the gap.. Sexually educated kids make for sexually responsible adults, and it’s already been proven that teaching kids about safe sex doesn’t make them more promiscuous; If anything, all it does is decrease their risk of accidental pregnancies and help them develop healthy attitudes about their sexual selves and relationships.I am glad that I was open with the kids very early, because for them it's not weird to talk about puberty, sex, or any related topic. However, not all parents do that, which is where well-written books come in.
I recently had a chance to review In Case You're Curious: Questions about Sex from Young People with Answers from the Experts. The advantage of a book like this, even for parents who talk about sex openly, is that there may be things that preteens and teens haven't thought of yet, but should know, and this helps make sure that they get information from a reputable source. The book is full of questions with concise answers - enough information to answer the question, but not so much that it gets tedious. 
The book comes from Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains , based on thir program In Case You’re Curious (ICYC), a free text line that has allowed kids to anonymously ask questions and receive answers about sex, health, and their bodies. Over the years the service has engaged in over 79,000 unique conversations, with kids reaching out to understand things that they should be - but are clearly not - being taught by anyone else. These questions have been carefully picked and compiled into a book of the same name, giving us some rare insight into what our kids are secretly curious about and are begging to be taught about! As with any sex ed book, as a parent you'd want to look through it first, to identify areas you may want to clarify or discuss more, but everything in the book is medically accurate and written at a level that is understandable for tweens on up.
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