The Story of Me Author: Brenna Jones | Language: English | ISBN:
1600060137 | Format: PDF
The Story of Me Description
From the Back Cover
It's never too early to begin giving your child a practical understanding of his or her unique, beautiful body and why God designed it to be exactly the way it is. The Story of Me is the first book in the God's Design for Sex series, written to be read to children ages 3 to 5. With candid, age-appropriate language and realistic illustrations, The Story of Me explains: * God's love and the goodness of all He has made * The nurturing family as God's context for love * Why God wants each baby to have both a mommy and a daddy * The specialness of being made a boy or a girl * Proper names for private body parts Spend a few special moments with your child and The Story of Me, sharing the stories of God's wonderful love and the marvelous body that is His special gift!
About the Author
STAN JONES, PHD, provost and professor of psychology at Wheaton College, is a nationally recognized Christian expert on sexuality. He has written books on psychology and Christianity and on homosexuality and has contributed numerous articles to such professional journals as American Psychologist. BRENNA JONES has graduate training in biblical and theological studies and leads an active ministry of discipleship and support for women. Stan and Brenna have three adult children.
JOEL SPECTOR was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to New York City when he was twelve years old. "As a kid, I knew somehow my life would have to involve art," says Joel, who went on to graduate from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. He has worked with advertising agencies, book publishers, magazines, and record companies, and his work has been shown by the Society of Illustrators. He now works in New Milford, Connecticut, where he lives with his wife and their four children.
- Paperback: 48 pages
- Publisher: NavPress; Rev Upd edition (February 28, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1600060137
- ISBN-13: 978-1600060137
- Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.4 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Winner of the ECPA Medallion of Excellence Christian Book Award, this is the first of four books in the "God's Design for Sex" series. The authors' intent is to offer age appropriate tools that help parents be proactive teachers and counselors rather than reactive problem solvers. Starting the discussion early prevents having to re-teach errant lessons learned from other sources such as the media, classmates or friends.
This first book shows a boy with his family, a mom, dad and baby sister. He asks to hear his story, the way God made him. Readers listen in as a loving question and answer conversation takes place. The book is packed with information. Here is a basic list of what it teaches. (Quotes come directly from the book.)
* Why are babies born? To be loved by their parents and to grow up and love God.
* Who can have babies? "God wants only married people to have babies...Sometimes a mother knows she will not be able to give everything her baby needs. This mother might let another mommy and daddy adopt her baby."
* How are babies made? God "took a little tiny piece of Daddy's body and a tiny piece oif Mommy's body ... God put you in Mommy's womb, or uterus, inside her body." The text also explains: it takes about nine months; while in the mother's womb, the baby breathes and eats through the umbilical cord. This is why we have belly buttons.
* How do babies get out of their mothers? God made the vagina "so it could stretch just big enough to let you out." But some babies could be in danger if born that way, so their mommies have an operation so they can be born safely.
* Without the cord, how do babies eat? "Mother's bodies take the food we eat and make part of it into milk that comes out of our breasts.
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