Aids-Proofing Your Kids

*overcome embarrassment in talking with kids about sex
*talk about AIDS and its prevention
*make abstinence more likely or train kids to use condoms
*get kids to rehearse and practice AIDS-proofing skills
*help the schools with AIDS education.

Talking about safer sex and AIDS with our kids is only the first step. It's time for all of us to do more to protect them.

The topic of AIDS-prevention for teenagers in apparently low-risk groups is just beginning to receive a great deal of media attention. Stressing parental involvement, this book offers the first and only collection of practical, direct, and easily understood strategies for educating teenagers about responsible sex and AIDS.

This book gives parents and educators the crucial information on AIDS and shows them how to:

*overcome embarrassment in talking with kids about sex
*talk about AIDS and its prevention
*make abstinence more likely or train kids to use condoms
*get kids to rehearse and practice AIDS-proofing skills
*help the schools with AIDS education.

Talking about safer sex and AIDS with our kids is only the first step. It's time for all of us to do more to protect them.

Library Journal

This is a book of teaching strategies and behavior modification techniques for parents to use with teenagers. Major emphasis is placed on teaching the proper use of condoms, alternatives to sexual intercourse, and encouraging sex education programs in schools. The authors stress that education alone (or the alternative ``just say no'') is not effective in stopping young people. The techniques they advocate include discussions, role-playing, and proactive steps. They suggest a system of rewards for teens participating in these training sessions. Despite the timeliness of this topic and the concern of nearly all parents, this book will appeal to a limited audience. Conservative critics will dispute any sure-fire means of ``AIDS-proofing your kids,'' and others may find the proactive steps impractical.-- Kay Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, Md.

Dr. Loren Acker was educated at the University of California and is currently a professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Before teaching in Canada, he was an Overseas Research Fellow for the United States Public Health Service, developing behavioral teaching strategies for children and youths. Dr. Acker is presently teaching, doing research, and professionally practicing in child psychology and behavior management. He is an active father of four, deeply involved with his kids' schooling and community activities.

Dr. Bram Goldwater was educated at McGill, Cornell, and Bowling Green universities and is currently a professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. He has been teaching the basic principles of learning for more than twenty years, bringing to it an avid interest in both the understanding of behavior and in the best ways to communicate that understanding to others. His other research and teaching interests include the physiological study of arousal and emotion, modification of bodily reactions, and the relationship between psychology and disease.

Dr. William Dyson was educated at Moravian College, the University of Kansas, and McMaster University and is currently a professor and practicing physician at the University of Victoria. He has a strong background i basic science and was a well published researcher in cell growth and differentiation prior to leaving the laboratory for clinical medicine. In the past decade, he has fused his science background with clinical medicine while teaching for the School of Nursing at the university. The problem of AIDS has become a key topic in his courses over the years. Dr. Dyson was appointed coordinator for policy on AIDS at the university, a policy that requires the institution of effective preventive programs for the university community.