Welcome to Sex
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Welcome to Sex
This introductory guide to sex and sexuality for readers who are 14+ is age-appropriate, frank, shame-free and fun. It will help young readers navigate their developing sexual debuts with confidence!
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! DescriptionEvery household needs a copy of Welcome to Sex, the multi-award-winning, #1 best-selling, age-appropriate guide to sex and sexuality for teens of all genders, from the authors of Welcome to Your Period, Welcome to Consent, and Welcome to Your Boobs!
★WINNER: 2024 Indie Book Awards Book of the Year for Young Adults ★
★WINNER: 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year for Older Children ★
★SHORTLISTED: 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for Young Adult Literature ★
★SHORTLISTED: 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards Social Impact Book of the Year ★
★SHORTLISTED: 2024 Australian Book Industry Awards Audiobook of the Year ★
★SHORTLISTED: 2024 BookPeople Book of the Year ★
This essential guide by 'Dolly Doctor' Dr Melissa Kang and journalist Yumi Stynes (Ladies, We Need to Talk) offers honest, relatable advice aimed at helping teens navigate the intricate and often overwhelming questions regarding sex and sexuality. Loaded with practical insights, Welcome to Sex delves into topics ranging from identifying when you're ready for sex, understanding the importance of consent, and reasons to abstain, to exploring personal pleasure and dealing with awkward moments.
Welcome to Sex is all about fostering open and meaningful conversations, offering clear, candid information about becoming sexually intimate, maintaining safety, and effectively communicating about sex—including how to talk to your parents about it. The book is designed to dispel myths and remove the stigma often associated with these discussions, ensuring that teens can make informed decisions without shame.
Emphasising inclusivity, intersectionality, and multicultural perspectives, this guide is a reassuring resource that celebrates keeping sex fun, real, and shame-free. With a wealth of case studies, first-person accounts, and real questions from teens covering a broad spectrum of gender, sexuality, and ability, Welcome to Sex empowers its readers to approach their sexual development with confidence and understanding.
Critically acclaimed and impactful, the book has received numerous awards and accolades for its contribution to young adult literature and social impact:
- 'An informative, entertaining, and potentially life-saving book that should find a place in every home.' – Prime Minister's Literary Awards
- ‘It’s a glorious thing that a book like this exists.’ – Pedestrian
- 'A brilliant and accessible book … Sexual abusers and predators [rely] on shame to silence [their targets]. The more information we can give children and teenagers about their bodies, [the] better.’ – The Age
Welcome to Sex covers an extensive range of age-appropriate content for teens, including:
- What Is Sex?
- Parents and Carers and Awkward Conversations
- Getting Intimate With Myself
- Orgasms
- Labels: Sexual and Gender Identities
- What The Outside World Is Telling Us About Sex
- Myths About Sex
- Reasons To Not Have Sex
- How It Begins: Feelings, Flirting And Falling In Love
- What Can Actually Happen With Another Person?
- Wobbly Starts
- Relationships
- Looking After Myself And My Partner
- Pregnancy Lowdown
- Awkward Sex Moments And Other Challenges
- Is Something Wrong?
- Keeping Safe
Read more in the multi-award-winning Welcome To series by Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes:
- Welcome to Your Period: Your easy, no-silly-questions guide to handling it like a boss
- Welcome to Your Boobs: Your easy, no-silly-questions guide to your breast friends
- Welcome to Consent: How to say no, when to say yes and everything in between
- Welcome to Sex: Your no-silly-questions guide to sexuality, pleasure and figuring it out
Series: Welcome To You
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Welcome to Sex is praised for its fearless and comprehensive approach to sex education for young people, offering inclusive language and content for all sexual orientations, identities, and cultures. The book is noted for its warm, friendly, and approachable tone. It is highly recommended as an essential resource for homes with teenagers, providing better education than most traditional means. The book's accessible information is seen as vital for young people to understand their bodies and form healthy relationships, and it has garnered significant acclaim and success in sales.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760509538
Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 May 2023
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Edition: First Edition, Paperback
Illustration: Full Colour
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jenny Latham
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes are the best-selling, award-winning authors of four books together: Welcome to Your Period, Welcome to Your Boobs, Welcome to Consent and Welcome to Sex.
Most people know Dr Melissa Kang as the longest-serving expert behind the iconic Dolly Doctor column, but she’s also a practising medical doctor for marginalised young people and has academic roles at the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Sydney. She is fifth-generation Malaysian-Chinese Anglo-Australian, which makes specialising in adolescent sexuality and sexual health all the more interesting. She continues to speak about these topics in the mainstream media.
Yumi Stynes is a second-gen Japanese-Australian TV and radio presenter who, like a lot of us, had to ‘unlearn’ period shame. She’s currently the host of Ladies, We Need to Talk, an award-winning podcast that explores all the trickiest topics and taboos about women’s health, including periods, discharge, difficult motherhood, and whether or not your vagina is weird.
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