In Straight Talk with Your Kids About Sex, Josh and Dottie McDowell draw on their decades-long love and concern for youth. Building on the “Why True Love Waits” campaign and utilizing up-to-the-minute research from Josh’s “The Bare Facts” resources, the McDowells provide a compact, easy-to-use guide to support parents in



putting sex and sexuality in a biblical context of relationship to God
gauging their child’s emotional and spiritual readiness
being alert to questions and opportunities
being direct and open without violating their child’s emotions
proactively shaping their child’s worldview in today’s sex-saturated culture

Working from their own experience with four children, Josh and Dottie give readers encouragement and solid information in the sometimes-awkward process of guiding their child into a healthy understanding of God’s gift of sex.