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Author: Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Dean M. Busby, Chelom E. Leavitt and Jason S. C
Product Description: With so many loud voices coming from worldly sources about what sex and relationships truly are, how can parents teach their children healthy and righteous perspectives about human sexuality? This guide for parents is a scientifically-informed LDS perspective on how to talk with children in an open and faith-based way that will help them build a foundation of communication and trust, understand the physical body, and understand specific sexual issues such as pornography, self-touching and masturbation, same-sex attraction, and dating
About Author: Laura M. Padilla-Walker is the Associate Director of the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. She received her PhD in developmental psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Her research focuses on how parents and other socialization agents (e.g., media) help to foster positive development during adolescence and young adulthood.
Dean M. Busby is the director of the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. Recently he has been teaching the healthy sexuality in marriage course at BYU. His research has garnered university and national awards and been funded by federal and state grants and has been presented to scholarly and lay audiences around the world.
Chelom Eastwood Leavitt is a mom, wife, lawyer, and academic. Dr. Leavitt’s academic research focuses on practical information that helps couples improve their sexual functioning and relationships through mindfulness. She received a PhD in human development and family studies from Penn State. She is a coauthor of the book Sexual Wholeness in Marriage.
Jason S. Carroll is a professor of marriage and family studies in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. He received his PhD in family social science from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Carroll is an internationally-recognized researcher and educator in the areas of marriage fragmentation, sexual intimacy, and marriage readiness.
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