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Biblical Sexuality & Parenting

A Time to Speak

Ecclesiastes 3:7

These books are designed to help parents lead age-appropriate conversations about bodies, marriage, sexuality, and the messages children may encounter around them. The publisher provides suggested age ranges, but every child and family is different. Review the topics first, then decide when and how to use each volume.

God’s Design for Sex Series, 4-Book Set (2019 Revised & Updated Editions)

Complete revised series

Prepare for the Conversations Ahead

The complete four-book set lets you review the full progression in advance, keep later volumes ready, and move through the material at the pace you believe is right for your family.

  • Includes all four revised and updated volumes in the series
  • Lets parents review the full progression before choosing the right timing
  • Keeps later volumes ready as questions and conversations develop
  • Designed to support parent-led discussion from early childhood through the teen years

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Parent preview

Inside the Complete Series

Each volume builds on the earlier books and addresses more detailed subjects as children grow. The summaries below help parents understand what is included before ordering or beginning the series.

Book 1

The Story of Me

Babies, Bodies, and a Very Good God

Publisher guidance: Ages 3 to 5

Introduces pregnancy, birth, growth, male and female differences, breastfeeding, and bodily autonomy and privacy within a Christian view of God's design.

Parents should know:

The tone is gentle, but parents may still wish to preview the anatomical language and illustrations before reading it with a young child.

Book 2

Before I Was Born

God Knew My Name

Publisher guidance: Ages 5 to 8

Tactfully introduces subjects such as the differences between boys and girls, how bodies grow and change, how a baby begins and develops, and God's design for marriage and family.

Parents should know:

Parents may wish to look through the book first and decide when its level of detail is right for their child.

Book 3

What's the Big Deal?

Why God Cares about Sex

Publisher guidance: Ages 8 to 12

Discusses God's design for sex and marriage, puberty, sexual pressure, purity, pornography, same-sex relationships, and sexual abuse.

Parents should know:

The book is designed as a conversation framework. Parents can read ahead, adapt the wording, and decide whether to use the whole book or selected chapters.

Book 4

Facing the Facts

The Truth about Sex and You

Publisher guidance: Ages 12 to 16

Provides more detailed information about puberty, pregnancy, relationships, dating, purity, sexual health, worldviews, masturbation, sexual addiction, gender identity, and same-sex love.

Parents should know:

This is the broadest and most detailed volume. Parents should review the chapters and decide how closely to read alongside their child.

Use the series thoughtfully

Choose the Timing That Fits Your Family

Parents differ on when particular subjects should be introduced. This page is designed to make the contents clearer so you can make that decision with care.

Look through each volume first

Check the table of contents and flip through the relevant sections, then read more closely the portions that fit your child's age and current questions.

Use parental judgment

The publisher's ages are guidance, not fixed deadlines. Consider your child's maturity, questions, environment, and needs.

Make it a conversation

The books are designed to help parents and children talk together, not to replace your voice, convictions, or guidance.

Helpful answers

Questions Parents Often Ask

Clear information helps parents decide how the series may fit their child, convictions, and family circumstances.

What is included in the complete set?

The set includes all four revised and updated 2019 volumes: The Story of Me, Before I Was Born, What's the Big Deal?, and Facing the Facts.

Are the publisher's suggested ages strict?

No. The publisher describes the ranges as guidance rather than strict formulas. Consider your child's maturity, questions, environment, needs, and previous conversations before deciding when and how to use each volume.

Can I look through the books without reading the whole set first?

Absolutely. You can begin by checking each book's table of contents and flipping through the relevant sections to see how the subjects are presented. Then read more closely the portions that fit your child's age and current questions. The complete set allows you to look ahead, decide what to use now, and keep later material ready as your child grows.

Are the books intended for children to read alone?

The series is designed to support conversations between parents and children. Older children may be capable of reading independently, but the publisher encourages parents to remain involved and use the books as starting points for discussion.

Does Before I Was Born explain how babies are conceived?

Yes. The book explains conception within marriage using direct but tactful language. Because every child is different, parents can look through the book first and decide when and how to share it.

What sensitive subjects appear in the later books?

Book 3 includes puberty, sexual pressure, pornography, same-sex relationships, and sexual abuse. Book 4 adds more detailed material on relationships, sexual health, masturbation, sexual addiction, gender identity, same-sex love, and differing worldviews about sex.

Must the series be used in order?

No. The volumes build on one another, but parents may begin with the material that best fits their child's age, maturity, previous knowledge, and current questions. Reading the complete series first can help you see the progression and avoid unexpected topics.

Is the complete set worthwhile if my child is already older?

Yes, it can still be useful to purchase the complete series. The books build on one another, and reviewing the earlier volumes can help parents understand the series' approach, identify any subjects that may not yet have been discussed, and prepare for later conversations. You do not need to follow the publisher's suggested ages rigidly or use every volume in order. Review the contents and begin with the material that best fits your child and family. The complete set is also generally more economical than purchasing the books separately and keeps the remaining volumes available when needed.

Are these the revised and updated editions?

Yes. The complete set sold here contains the revised and updated 2019 editions of all four books.

Is the series written from a Christian perspective?

Yes. The books present sexuality, bodies, marriage, and family from a biblical Christian perspective and are designed to help parents shape these conversations within their faith and convictions.

Can I purchase only one volume?

Yes. Individual replacement volumes are available for families that already own part of the series. The complete set keeps all four books together and is generally more economical than purchasing each volume separately.

Already Own Part of the Series?

Individual replacement volumes are available for families that already own part of the series. The complete set keeps all four books together and is generally more economical than purchasing each volume separately.

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This independent parent preview was prepared by Speedy Christian Gifts. Publisher age ranges and subject summaries are provided for reference. The page is not published or endorsed by NavPress or Tyndale House Publishers.