Body, love, sexuality

One day, you won’t be able to avoid it!

Ah, those questions children spring on us sooner or later, sometimes right in the middle of a meal when we’re completely unprepared! We used to dodge them. But telling children that babies come from cabbage patches just doesn’t wash any more, especially as they get older… These days, we’re trying to do better: not repeat past mistakes, overcome our own taboos and find the right words so that what we tell them is clear, concise and honest… Not easy when teaching doesn’t come naturally, all we have to draw on is our own experience (especially if we didn’t have good sex education), and we have no desire to tell our children about our private lives — or to know every detail of theirs.

A genuinely useful, practical guide

That’s where this book comes in! It answers the 100 questions children ask most often, covering bodies, consent, sexual orientations, love, puberty, pleasure and, of course, reproduction. It’s all here. No excuses for being caught off guard, but no need to learn it all by heart, either. A colour code makes it easy to find questions by the child’s age (from 5 to 12). You can read it together, or let them dip in and find the information they’re looking for. It all depends on their curiosity and maturity.

In good hands

This book is by Charline Vermont, a mother of three, sex therapy trainer and creator of the sex-positive Instagram account “Orgasme et Moi”. To identify the most common questions, she drew on polls posted to her Instagram account. She then had the answers checked by a panel of medical and education professionals to ensure they were suited to children’s levels of maturity. And Juliette Mercier’s illustrations make everything wonderfully light and clear. The result is funny, educational, caring, inclusive, positive and free of taboos. You’re in good hands!