Our children are growing up in a hypersexualized world. It is a subject that most Muslim parents find difficult and awkward to discuss with their children. This book will lessen that discomfort and build your confidence to tackle this sensitive subject. Firoza Osman outlines how an Islamic foundation when talking to your children about sexual matters from preschool (proper vocabulary, boundaries) to adolescence can help shape a healthy Islamic identity and view of sexuality. How to Talk to Your Muslim Child about Sex offers practical suggestions to address building an Islamic understanding of sex and sexuality·
Chapter 1 concerns the challenges of raising children in a digital age. The challenges addressed are peer orientation, cultural norms, sex-obsessed culture, gender-specific issues, pornography, dangers of social media, school environment and muslim-specific challenges
Chapter 2 covers building communication and connection with your children so they come to you for information. How to build a connection with Allah, the self and the family are outlined. It addresses building a connection with Allah through love over fear so they wish to please Him. Connection with self is about building your child's self-esteem so they can confidently hang on to their faith and resist peer pressure. Connection with the family is where values, morality and beliefs are built.
Chapter 3 covers how and when to talk about sex with your children. It covers how and when to explain puberty, physical intimacy, dating and healthy relationships, consent, gender issues, pornography with conversation starters for all topics. There are over 70 references included and a list of useful resources around parenting and sex education.
Firoza Osman has over 20 years of teaching experience with youth and adolescents, working as a Further Education lecturer in the UK, Educational Assistant with a public school board and Afterschool Program Manager for a Canadian Islamic non-profit organization delivering workshops to Muslim youth on Healthy Relationships. She has two adult sons in the UK and resides with her husband in Edmonton, Canada. Follow her at https://www.instagram.com/halal_birdsandbees.talk/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/authorFirozaO
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