Sex Relationships Books

this book is an excellent tool for helping kids understand the "facts of life". reading with the kids and explaining as you go really helps them to understand the concepts and participate in the conversation.

This totally helps out with covering all of the details with your child when it comes time to talking about SEX. Very helpful!

This book is a classic for explaining the birds and the bees to small kids. It's illustrated in a cartoony, friendly style and explains sex in a way that's comprehensible from a child's point of view. I don't think it crosses the line of what an average parent would consider "too much information".

The couple depicted are slightly chubby and middle-aged, quite the stereotype of a mummy and daddy. On one page they are standing together nude and smiling at the reader. On the page that explains sexual intercourse, they're under the blankets, so don't worry about kids seeing too much. Sex is explained as being like "skipping rope" - it feels good but you get too tired to do it forever! Sounds funny from an adult's perspective but I guess it's a good way to explain to a small child why grown-ups like it.

The book also explains fertilization down at the cellular level (the endpapers feature a cartoon egg being presented with a rose by a sperm) and pregnancy and childbirth in brief.

I read the book around age 5 or 6. My parents didn't want to have to explain this stuff face-to-face and I was an early reader =)

I got the movie and book as a "pack" after our 5 year old asked about sex and babies. Yes SEX and babies....horrifying thought isn't it.

I enjoyed how it explained what really happens to make a baby. How it takes a man and a woman, sperm and eggs etc. And I liked how they used "LOVE" in a lot of it. It was all about the man and the woman loving each other. :)


What I could have done with out was the detail about sex.

To me they just went a little to far...I would have left it at the man and woman are naked and very close to each other...end of story.

The book however goes into detail about the man putting his penis into the woman's vagina and wiggling around. Then explains how it has the same feeling as being tickled. Its one thing to know that "sex" is the reason babies are made, but not a manual for how it's done. Luckily in the book you can skip over it (until they learn to read anyway.)

I think this is a good way to introduce a child to sex and babies,but even better when they are younger and you can add your own morals to the story. (Marriage (which is not mentioned), God for people who are religious etc).

This is the book that my mom read to me when I began to ask about sex. However, we ordered this and "It's So Amazing" and opted to use the latter to discuss sex with our seven year old. "It's So Amazing" has a more biological approach and that is what our daughter was most curious about. Also, I felt that the other book was more comprehensive and will be a valuable asset in the continued discussion.

What's the 2nd largest complaint men make about the woman in their life? (Most women know the first is they don't "get" enough.) - Most men find women confusing. (Face it ladies, most of us do think the men in our lives should be able read our minds after a number of years.)

Charla Muller offers an insider's look at the realities of "married with children" in an honest, light-hearted, shoot from the hip style. I had so many "hey-that's me" moments that I lost count after the first chapter. Read this book ladies and you will find out that you are not alone. Give this book to your husband and you may find they understand you just a bit better.

The best relationship book since Men Are From Mars and Women are From Venus!

As a male reader, it is fascinating to TRY to comprehend the sexual mind of women as compared to men's mindLESS view. Surprisingly, sexy Charla provides us with an entertaining and honest view from herself and 99% of her girl, book, and bible groups. Men would like to meet that 1% girlfriend that she mentioned. Ordinary Charla's down home style writing is refreshing and not premeditated journalism. Other reviewers' needs may be for deep academic written text on sex, or for 365 nights of Karma Sutra G-spot sex, or for the biblical view of sex, or for the professional romance mills of sex. This was one couple's struggle to creatively keep sex as JUST part of their marriage. This couple is having fun through life's mundane routines which says they have a lot more intimacy than sex. They are touching each other's souls with real love. You will enjoy this book to read and share.

I thought it was a great idea what she did, and I was really excited to read this book. But it was so boring! She barely talked about the sex, and rambled on and on about how she likes to cook, about her life, and barely discussed the impact the gift made on their sex life. I read the first half, felt bored to tears, and skipped to the epilogue where I got the gist of the entire book. The only reason she gets 2 stars for this book is because I loved the idea behind the gift and thought it was gutsy that she then wrote a book about it. I just wish the book had had more oomph.

This is a good book... exactly what you think it would be. It's not written by a Ph.D. or anything... just a wife telling about her year of sex. I guess it can be inspiring to a woman who wants to help her sex life. Dont let your husband read it or he'll want the gift of sex every day.

It's got positive energy about it, positive concepts and overall it's about a style of living rather then about sex of love. If someone wants a detailed how-to guide - this is not it. The book goes as a diary starting with a conversation between the author and her husband, which leads into some funny anecdotes about experiences in her life that impacted who she is today and therefore what she brings into her marriage.
To go more into a self help book about this topic i will highly recommend I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't

This was a pretty good book. It has a few really good techniques and goes into a lot of detail. I would definitely reccommend it to an advanced beginner.

This book is great, easy to read, and full of useful tips for anyone. It gives a variety of stratigies and points out a lot of the mistakes I was making prevouisly. Good hunting

I thought "The Layguide" by Tony Clink was pretty good but I have now found that "Dr Z on Scoring" by Dr. Victoria Zdrok, PhD is a much superior book on the subject. Dr Victoria Zdrok is a sexologist, dating coach and relationship advisor who is not only extremely intelligent but equally as beautiful. She is the only woman in history to be both a Playboy Playmate and a Penthouse Pet of the Year and she also holds a PhD in clinical psychology as well as a JD in law. She uses much more than just personal knowledge and education in writing her book as she also interviewed lots of beautiful and desirable women to determine just what these women look for in a man. After she collected and studied this information she was able to deduce what women really look for in a man. She then gives you a guild on how to attract women to you. Her writing style is enjoyable to read, funny and full of interesting and useful information. If you decide to buy just one book on this subject I'd highly recommend "Dr Z on Scoring", I'm sure you'll find it as worthwhile as I have!

RDS

Just kidding! I'm a woman, and I suppose I should feel shocked, disgusted and offended by this book, but I'm not. I daresay very few women are lured into bed against their will, regardless of the techniques men allegedly use. I'm sure I've lured as many men to my bed as they have me. Techniques are great, and use them if you must, but there is one sure way to keep your beautiful woman once you have gotten her in to bed. Read The Sensuous Couple's (Flip Over) Guide to Seismic Oral Sex. Book I is all about cunnilingus, and it will keep your woman coming back for more. This is the technique you should work on harder than you do your pickup technique. And if you make her happy enough, flip the book over to Book II, which is all about fellatio, and have her pleasing you as much as you are pleasing her. Now, that's a win-win situation!

Since I've started reading the books from the Pick Up Community, I've seen a pattern in the basic ways to approach women: it's basically putting out all the good qualities associated with being a man.

Be confident. Attentive, charming, humorous. Dress better, work on conversational skills. Maintain respect but also hold the course for seduction.

All of this sounds simple enough but...I think I belong to a generation of broken homes where the battling, bewildered single parents didn't pass on ANYTHING useful to their children. Let popular music and TV guide you into the Tunnel of Love.

And what a disaster that's been. (It also didn't help that social engineering tried to instill that boys and girls are essentially the same. How damaging has that been?).

So these books, while initially provoking women to be offended that men will be taking advantage of them, end up being the education us guys never got.

THE LAYGUIDE has a title that would suggest this book is about only seducing and taking advantage of women. I didn't really get that. (If you're looking for a book that not only writes in terms of women as only sexual objects but where to go and how much to spend on endless sex objects, that would be THE PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR. Especially the second half).

THE LAYGUIDE is a smooth, well-written How To book on approaching women and moving into a relationship, whether for one night or the rest of your life.

I realized that my girlfriend was unknowingly following Marie's advice when we'd met, and for all of the time we've been together. That is why we have such a perfect, fun-filled relationship and are known among our friends as the "perfect couple."I also recommend my favorite book about love I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't

I am giving this book a tentative 4-star rating because I really wish I had gotten this book instead of some other bad book that came better rated than this one. Even though I have yet to read it (I am now going to buy it in-store), by visiting Marie's free supplemental website I can really see how her tips and methods can work... her theory of telling one's-self, for example that "this is it" and "this is what I want" in life, at every challenging situation or mind-numbing social event, I have already learned to make the best of whatever situation I am in, instantly making myself more relaxed, positive, outgoing and most importantly potentially charming (and dare I say irresistable) to the opposite sex.
If you are skeptical like I am to spend money on a product like this that might not work, might leave you discouraged or waste your time with tips you could come up with yourself, visit her website and see for yourself rather than taking these comments at face-value. Also know however that some of her tips are "common knowledge" meaning, you can probably find versions of her advice on other websites or wikis. Like every self-help thingy, you have to take the author's advice with a grain of salt; no book is going to be a "cure-all", nor will a title (especially as provocative as Marie's) really, truly be the most appropriate category for the material inside (even Marie admits in the preface that she used the title just to catch your attention). With Marie's book and a little bit of practice (!) I really think I can make some improvements to my social life!

I got so much out of this book - not just in terms of dating and relationships. Her advice to stop thinking, start living life in the moment, stop stop arguing with the way life is showing up has helped me not only form more stable, better relationships with men, but also to enjoy life more and have better relationships with everyone in my life. It is an easy read, but there is an enormous amount of wisdom in the book.

This book is wonderfully upbeat and enlightening. It is not the book for you if you are looking for a list of tips on how to manipulate men into your life; however it is definitely the book for you if you want to reclaim the natural goddess that lives inside you and lead a life of awareness and satisfaction. This is a very healthy read with a charming, humorous tone.

If you love Marie's book and are interested in reading more about developing healthy relationships with yourself and others, I recommend that you also read the work of Ariel and Shya Kane whom she acknowledges as her friends and mentors. Their books Being Here: Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment and How to Create a Magical Relationship are wonderful introductions to the gentle art of creating magic by living in the now.

Marie Forleo's book is not just a book about making every man want you, it's about making everyone want you, including yourself. The five truths that Marie shares with us can truly be life altering. When I first started reading the book, I underlined sections that I felt fit for me and I would want to revisit in the future. I found myself underling something on every page. Marie doesn't just leave us when we finish her book, her offer of a four week life coaching sent by e-mail on a weekly basis and an Action Guide re-enforces what we've learned from her book, and is such a special bonus. This book along with How to Snag a Guy and Keep Him Hooked: 99 Ways to Make Him Ache for You are my favorite self-help guides! Highly recommended both books!

A quick little story that ties into my review. One day, as I was teaching my class, I had a root beer in a bottle on my desk from lunch. One of my girls asks me, "Teacher, are you DRUNK?" Before I lost my top, I explained that it was soda. You would think that I teach a high school or maybe junior high class. But no, these are FIRST GRADERS. They are six. Although we could automatically blame the parents, who knows where she got this information?

SO SEXY, SO SOON, is co-written by Diane E Levin, and Jean Kilbourne. Jean has also written the book, CAN'T BUY MY LOVE, about how advertising gets us seduced into the world of consumerism. That was also a great book.

I am not a parent, but every year to me, it seems like the students are becoming more and more aware of things that they probably shouldn't know about yet. The authors state that it mostly has to do with the media. There is technology everywhere you turn, and when you don't have that on, you can look at the half naked models on the billboard on Sunset. Sex is all over, and as I was watching a commercial previewing a popular TV show, where all of the actresses are in sultry red dresses and biting into apples, trying to be sexy, I was staring open-mouthed at the screen, and I got it. I think that sometimes we get sucked into it. We are adults and we are "allowed" to watch whatever we want. But, the advertisers don't care about the young kids. They want to make the children a shopper for the rest of their life. That's it.

The authors claim that it's just not just about sex. Children and teenagers have been exploring sex for a long time. It's about how they are to think of sex. What used to be something to be shared between two people who care about each other, is now something transient. "Hooking up," not caring about anyone, just doing it cause it's there. I recently saw another commercial on TV where two people just met, they were talking back and forth while undressing, "I have never been to New York." "This isn't even my apartment." As they are taking off their Levi's and getting ready to have sex. So, basically, you just met, broke into someone's house, and now you are going to do it. This was on during the day.

In other books, you would probably read that if you just say NO to everything, your child will be fine. But, these authors take a different view. Say no to things that are inappropriate for their age, of course, but then...watch things with them. Be their filter. Talk about it. Or their parents and teachers will be the media, and you will have lost them. Most teenagers are going to do what they want anyway, with or without you knowing about it. But, if they go into the world with some information, and they respect themselves, they will be better off. Studies show that the parents who keep open communication with their teenagers are less likely to get into drugs and become pregnant.

As for the book itself, I found it a great read that I could hardly tear myself away from. I read it in a day, it was easy to understand, and it made me think about things for the rest of the night. It even gave you scripts to help you through some difficult conversations with your children. The reason I scored it a little lower was because some information was repeated in the book.

Highly recommended!

Drs. Levin and Kilbourne have written a savvy and sophisticated analysis of the insidious and treacherous sexualization of our children as a marketing tool in an increasingly depraved market. As a psychologist and a woman who loves children, I understand far more deeply the impact this abuse engenders going forward in the lives of young people, girls and boys alike.

I particularly appreciate the way in which the authors acknowledge the importance of sexuality within adult relationships and how crucial it is to show our children that its power is best experienced and most fully expressed within the context of a loving, durable relationship.

Kudos to these eminent authors for writing this crucial book and for writing it so well.

It doesn't sound to me that one of the previous reviewers, Mr. Males, bothered to read the book. If he had, he would recognize that the main premise is ALL children from a very early age are learning toxic lessons from the media about sex, gender, body image and human relationships that have devastating effects on every aspect of their development. These effects can not be measured solely by statistics.

Anyone who spends time with children knows that the lesson that corporate America teaches them (especially girls) is that self-worth is based on appearance and acquiring material possessions. The main purpose of this constant barrage (children spend more time with the media than with their own parents according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study) of commercialism into every aspect of children's lives is to increase corporate profits. When a culture is more concerned with money than healthy human growth, it is obvious that our children are at risk for a host of physical, cognitive, emotional and social problems.

We are at a crucial time in our history when more than ever we need competent creative problem solvers who can tackle the real issues we face as a nation and as citizens of the world. Levin and Kilbourne, internationally recognized educators, authors and social activists, solidly grounded with scholarship and experience provide us with the guidance we need nurture the healthy development of our children. If you want to read a comprehensive, eloquent and practical book on this extremely important issue, this is the one to buy.

From reading this book, you'd think all kinds of troubles must be at record high levels among teenagers, especially younger ones, am I right? We must be suffering staggering peaks in rates of teen pregnancy, rape, sexual violence, dating abuse, assault, sexually transmitted disease, serious crime, unhappiness, fashion craving, and related "pathological sexual behavior" (the authors' words) driven by violent, salacious advertising and media. Isn't that the impression Levin and Kilbourne are trying to give us?

Take another look. These authors don't actually show, or even claim, that kids today are acting worse. Instead, they cite atypical cases of youths in mental health treatment, anecdotes, and assertions--the sort of "evidence" that could be dredged up for any group in any era--to insinuate that youngsters MUST be acting worse.

If you're like me, you might wonder why the authors don't cite the large, scientifically designed measures covering all Americans or representative samples, such as the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), FBI Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), Monitoring the Future (MTF), and other standard references professionals and academic scholars typically rely on.

If you check these, you'll see why they're strangely omitted from a book that hints that today's teens as a generation are suffering record levels of sex and violence.

In fact, NCHS reports, birth, abortion, and miscarriage (that is, pregnancy) rates among teens have all fallen to their lowest level since reports were first issued 30 years ago. Birth rates among teens are at their lowest level since first tabulated a century ago. Rates of rape, other sexual violence, and assault victimizing teens have plummeted over the last dozen years to the lowest levels since the NCVS began in 1973, while dating abuse (first surveyed in 1993) has dropped by 70% through 2005. Rape, serious assault, and sexual offense arrests of teens of both sexes have fallen to record low levels through 2006, the FBI UCR shows--all remarkable trends, since the definitions and policing of these crimes have expanded sharply over the years. Consistently measured sexually transmitted diseases peaked among teens 25 to 30 years ago and have since declined sharply, the Centers for Disease Control reports--again, a remarkable trend since reports today are more complete. Teens today report feeling happier, less fashion conscious, less depressed, more optimistic, and safer (among other improvements) than those of 25 to 30 years ago, large-scale surveys such as Monitoring the Future and The American Freshman find.

Further, teens under age 16 and teenage girls show particularly large declines and record low rates of nearly every problem we would expect to be increasing if Levin and Kilbourne's dire claims are accurate. The best information we have shows teens today, especially younger ones, are safer, happier, less violent, and less victimized, particularly sexually, than teens of previous generations back as far as we can reliably measure.

Now, any measure can be disputed, but I challenge these authors and readers to find other large-scale, comprehensive measures of thousands of Americans that show young people are getting worse. A few lurid anecdotes, clinical case studies, and claims that "I just think kids today are acting worse" could be used to indict every generation going back decades, even centuries. They're not evidence of some "new sexualized childhood." Indeed, things were probably much worse in the past, if studies finding thousands of pubescent prostitutes in American cities in the 1800s, 12-year-old "V-girls" servicing World War II soldiers, and the prevalence of pregnancy and rape in past generations (among others) are credible--and they certainly are as or more credible than anything stated in this book.

So, we have to ask: why do these professional, scholarly authors simply omit a vast array of solid, standard measures? Because the best evidence would disprove Levin and Kilbourne's panicky insinuations and with them their larger claim that "the media" is corrupting young people today. That tactic is quite simply dishonest. It is also dangerous, because it prevents us from understanding and combating very real problems of sexual violence and related troubles among all ages in America and worldwide. The best information indicates that poverty, family abuses, and harshly repressive customs toward girls are the most serious predictors of real violence, sexual abuse, and early pregnancy.

If you think youths' worst problems are media images, Barbie dolls, video games, and thong underwear, I'd like to introduce you to the impoverished, violently and sexually abused kids from disarrayed families that I worked with who suffered real problems. To the extent that sensational, shallow works like this one detract from facing these more difficult issues affecting youth--and it's not encouraging that this book is endorsed by other escapist authors such as Elkind, Pipher, Wiseman, and Poussaint who profit from issuing wildly inaccurate pop-junk about young people--then girls today will be endangered more.

http://www.YouthFacts.org

I responded to the intelligent and common sense approach to dealing with the issues at hand. I appreciated the emphasis on communicating with children about the things that society is forcing upon them. Rather than just having to say, "No, no, no - ban, ban, ban!", parents will be helped by this book because it provides tools for children to use out on the streets. Like it or not, this is what they are facing. It always seems as though the people who have the most difficult time in life are the ones who were brought up in a shell with parents who tried to protect them from the world. The successful people are those who were given the opportunity to gain "street smarts" and coping skills, along with the ability to make choices based on good information, such as that provided in this book.

Especially if you are like me- the professional "Commitmentphobe Trainer" you know, the guy says he doesn't want to ever get married, breaks up with you, marries next girl he dates, happily every after- for him anyway.

I've been reading a number of relationship books recently to help me to have a better relationship and a greater understanding of men especially. This book really helped me to do that. It helps the reader to understand the different personality types, indentify which type you are and how you can avoid doing things in a relationship that gets a negative response from your male partner. I really enjoyed this book and it has helped me enormously.

I also recommend reading.

How To Keep Your Man: And Keep Him For Good

Man Magnet: How to Be the Best Woman You Can Be in Order to Get the Best Man

This book was great. I didn't expect it to be so engaging - it looked really dry. Though I knew most of what was mentioned in the book, I did like it, and I opened my eyes to some things I didn't see before. Good read.

"Women Men Love, Women Men Leave" is a thoughtful exploration of the inherent differences between men and women. It not only identifies and explores the emotional gender divide, it also offers practical, user-friendly behavioral modifications that, when employed, can help couples re-establish solid footing in a previously "rocky" relationship. The authors display remarkable insight into why men and women perceive each other quite differently, and how this perceptual disparity is more often than not the underlining factor in a relationship malaise.

Written in plain, straightforward, English, "Women Men Love, Women Men Leave," avoids the pitfalls of many similar texts, by communicating its ideas authoritatively, while avoiding even the hint of condescension. There is also an enlightening set of quizzes located in the book's Appendix. These brief self-examinations help readers reflect upon their own attitudes and identify potential problem areas within their character makeup that may adversely affect their relationships with the significant men in their lives. All-in-all, this book is a must-read for anyone searching to strengthen their understanding of how to engage in a successful and mutually-rewarding male/female relationship.

David M. Matthews, Author of "Every Man Sees You Naked: An Insider's Guide to How Men Think"

After a painful break-up I was left with many questions. And this book has answered them all. Things I/he said/done that puzzeled me, have now found meaning and understanding. I might even say I was clueless about men until I read this book. I understand now that what I thought was a good relationship was anything but, thanks to this book. The first part (women men leave) gave me a lot of insight into my behavior and his reaction to that. I found myself in some greater or lesser extent in each portrait of common women behavior that can end a relationship.The authors explain in structured and simple way what men want from relationships and how they behave. Another helpful book that I highly recommend is How to Snag a Guy and Keep Him Hooked: 99 Ways to Make Him Ache for You If you want to spare yourself a lot of heartbreaks in the future read both books!

I never thought this would be me needing a book like this. My husband is not "the type" to have an affair, but he did. It blew my world apart. This book helped explain why it happened, how it was not because we had a bad marriage, how to recover, and it validated all the feelings and thoughts I was having. This book is truly amazing. Glass really left a gift for so many people in writing this book. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and SO HELPFUL.

I think this book is very helpful,just a lot of info to take in at once. She bounces from one couple to another so it's hard to keep up with. I am trying to just take pieces of it that fit my situation. Not a book to be read quickly.

I never ordered this book. If some one bought it from you, it wasn't me.

I just finished this book and what a Godsend. I found out my husband was having an emotional affair on March 31st of this year. An old high school girlfriend Googled him and they'd been talking for six months. He saw her in Feb. when he went to visit his brother for an ice fishing trip and they were planning on meeting in April for "more". About a month after he started talking to her I noticed he was distant, but thought it was because we'd just celebrated our 20th anniversary and things were getting old. Little did I know "she" entered the picture. On Jan. 1st I suspected he had a gf, but he called me crazy and paranoid. After reading this book so many things made sense and I was able to make sense of the mess my marriage had become.

He claimed he never intended for things to get out of hand and they were "just friends"at first. He told her we were having problems and he put up a wall between us and opened the window for her (this is in the book). My H has always had such strong morals and good character. He badmouthed everyone we have ever known to cheat, but here he turned around and did the very same thing. Of all people I TRULY never thought he would do this.

The only problem I had with the book is that the affair partner is talked about as being a single woman. In my case the other woman is married and has kids the same age as mine. She didn't plan on leaving her husband until her youngest was in college (in 5 years). She was ok with my husband meeting her 3 or 4 times per year until then. This woman is also a churchgoer, provides daycare in her home, prepares peoples taxes, lives in small town MN, was a soccer-mom, etc. I'm guessing she was bored and needed some excitement. Too bad she didn't realize that my husband made things sound so wonderful on the phone and online. Maybe if they lived with each other they would have realized that life is much more than what we can make the other believe.

My husband and I are trying to get our marriage back on track, but it's so hard because he doesn't want to talk about it anymore. From reading the book I understand this is natural for the betraying partner, but I need to talk and figure this stuff out. I asked my husband this week to read two of the last few chapters hoping he will understand my point. How am I to have compassion for him, as discussed in the book, if he doesn't have much for me?

Simply fantastic. Gives full credence to the pain the betrayed partner goes through without ripping up the betraying partner. Quotes statistics, is no nonsense, gives excellent PRACTICAL advice for how to move on. Even explains the point of view of the other woman or man-what they might have invested.

I have a master's degree, betraying partner has a PhD, between us we found most books too difficult to slog through. Not this book. Plain, simple, elegant, and willing to hope. I cannot say enough good about it. May buy a second copy just so my spouse can have own!

The Wheat's really know what they are talking about...and it was fun to read with my new husband. I would recommend this book to everyone, not just Christians, who are about to make the jump to wedded bliss. Probably better to read a month before the wedding...otherwise that first night can be like fumbling around in the dark. Highly recommended.

This book is wonderful! I bought it just prior to my wedding. It is a bit like going back to middle school sex-ed, but it proved invaluable for the honeymoon. The authors deal expertly, honestly, and sensitively about the subject.

I didn't like this book. It's well written, but really makes some statements that can't be backed up with the Bible. Everything is cut/dry. This is this way because we think it should be this way. I would go to some other book.

Ladies, (especially Christian ladies) this book is the one you've been looking for. It's very professionally done (meaning it's not crude or offensive) and it's very informative!!!! It also has an excellent section for women trying to get pregant with info O B Gyn offices and Fertility clinics won't tell you!!! Tons of info from Doctor's!!! Check it out! Brenda R

The many reviews I read before purchasing this book are correct: This is a very clinical and sometimes dry book. It's also a fantastic resource. But honestly, if you are interested in learning the basics, you shouldn't have a hard time getting through it.

I really enjoyed this book and the emphasis on the clinical explanations of how things work. Ed Wheat is a doctor and that comes out in his technical explanations, which are especially helpful if you are having some problems in your sex life.

I would have given it 5-stars (it really is a great book) except I purchased another book as well, Getting your Sex Life Off to a Great start, and I found the other book a bit better in its explanation of the first sexual experience as well as its advice for the honeymoon.

If you are preparing for your first experience I recommend buying both books. Each book offers something that the other lacks. If you can only purchase one, I recommend the other, but both are really great resources. We are also reading through Love Life for Every Married Couple and it is important to work on all aspects of your relationship - not just the sexual aspect.

I too found the first half of the book fascinating and learned something new every couple of pages. Around the middle of the book when he talks about discipline things bog down - it's more anecdotal and opinionated and less scientifically based. The last few chapters again piqued my interest. Interesting statistics and nuggets of information are studded throughout the book and it is well worth reading for anyone interested in how best to educate children to become productive adults.

Some reviewers disagreed with Sax's assertion that all children are "gifted" but I think he uses that term to mean that all children have some talent or ability or interest which can be developed into a "gift" with appropriate teaching. His book explores how best to do this, backed up by scientific evidence based on recent advances in brain imaging. I also recommend BOYS ADRIFT.

This book has helped me greatly in understanding why my children (a boy and a girl) are sooooo different. And, because of this understanding, I think I'm a better parent;at the least, I'm more appreciative of their individual attributes and am better able to help them learn and grow. This book is a must-read for anyone who has children or who works with them in any capacity.

As I read this book it was one "well that explains it" moment after another.

I loved this book. It really helped me to understand the way girls and boys are hardwired and why they have such different interests. It will make me more aware of how to teach my son so that he actually learns well. I would recommend this to anyone.

There is an inherent problem in reacting to a book like this one: everyone has deeply rooted experiences of gender, making him or her an expert. So anything that Dr. Sax has to say that doesn't map exactly to personal experience automatically "proves" him wrong. I felt some of my friends that read this completely over-reacted to and, in places, completely mischaraterized some of his conclusions. And, even though I thought he was off base in a couple places, I found this book to be very interesting. (By the way, this is coming from someone who would have been categorized by Dr. Sax as "an anomalous male"--somewhat insulting in its way but I'm long past worrying about how other people categorize me.)

The fact is, there are differences between the genders, many of which cannot be written off as products of environment. Dr. Sax describes a number of them from weaker hearing in boys to more advanced development of the emotion areas of the brain in girls. This helps explain why some girls feel they are "yelled at" by boys (boys automatically talk louder to compensate for poor hearing) and why boys have trouble talking about "feelings" (those areas of the brain are not sufficiently developed yet), to give a couple examples.

Of course, Dr. Sax also recognizes that there are exceptions to the rules and he points out the very important fact that, as men and women reach their 20's, these brain differences tend to go away as both boys and girls mature. However, he's got a lot of advice for how to deal with issues parents and teachers face with children when they are still developmentally so different. When he sticks close to the research, his conclusions can be very powerful. On the other hand, when he moves to speculation, his conclusions are more apt to provoke a response; particularly if your experience was different. (No amount of placing me in sports as a young boy did anything to change my tendencies.)

Still, there is a lot of useful information to be gleaned from Dr. Sax's book. As a parent and someone who has worked in education his entire life, you can never have too much information to help you understand a child. When a kid acts out, there are a myriad of possible reasons for it. Dr. Sax gives us some possibilities worth exploring.

If you are wanting excellent and easy reading on marriage, commonications and relationships in general buy any and everything by John Gottman

This book provides excellent advice that is laid out logically, and is easy to understand and implement. A few simple changes can improve how your interact with your spouse.

I use this book in working with couples planning to marry or when couples struggle, and they ALWAYS find answers. Gottman's style is respectable and accessible for "everyman," while still maintaining heady content for professionals. I recommend it for couples looking to learn better fighting styles and communication patterns, for pastors and professionals who work with couples in trouble, and for people trying to set the rules before they actually play the game. Great text!

John Gottman is a respected expert on relationships who has done extensive research with married couples over the past two decades to determine why couples stay together or part. Although Gottman's book is about marriage, it also has some excellent insights for understanding some of the important dynamics of long-term courting relationships. The book provides many exercises, quizzes, techniques and tips to understand and improve courting relationships.

Gottman notes that his years of research show that a lasting marriage results from a couple's ability to resolve the conflicts that are inevitable in any relationship. He also notes that there are three different styles of conflict resolution that healthy couples usually adopt. They are: the validating marriage (couples compromise and calmly work out their problems attempting to satisfy both people), the conflict-avoiding marriage (couples agree to disagree and rarely confront issues head on), and the volatile marriage (couples conflict often and the results are passionate disputes).

John Gottman also discusses what he calls "The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse." These are the dangerous ways of interacting that sabotage attempts to communicate. They are criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling.

Well written and informative, Gottman's research has uncovered some worthwhile and thought provoking ideas on long-term relationships. Understanding these concepts can be helpful when trying to understand oneself and when exploring long-term compatibility with a companion.

I found many useful concepts throughout the book. Overall a powerful work on strenthening relationships!

The Re-Discovery of Common Sense: A Guide to: The Lost Art of Critical Thinking

This book was recommended by our Marriage Counselor. We went through counseling 5 years ago, and have had a wonderful marriage ever since. This book (at least ideas from it), helped tremendously... but you have to read it together, open up your mind to all ideas, take it to heart, and be willing to change.