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 How to Talk to Your Child About Sex: It's Best to Start Early, but It's Never Too Late -- A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents $14.95 My husband and I have four children, and we purchased this book and read it before we gave our oldest, now nearly 18, the "big talk". It has been incredibly helpful to us when formulating our discussions with all of our children and as a result each one of them feels comfortable talking openly and asking even difficult questions of both my husband and I. In reading some of the more negative reviews, I agree that this book is not for everyone - but those parents who talk about the inherent sophistication of children today I think are being disingenuous. You can definitely protect your children's innocence a lot longer by limiting their exposure to television shows that are inappropriately adult. Sexual themes only to serve to confuse a young child who is too young to sort out the difference between lust and love. Read Joseph Chilton Pearce's books and you will understand how imperative it is - and also how many of us abdicate our responsibility to - protect the innocence of our children until they are emotionally equipped to handle the information coming at them.  Eclipse Series 10 - Silent Ozu-Three Family Comedies (Tokyo Chorus, I Was Born But..., Passing Fancy) (Criterion Collection) $44.95 I have spent too many years not knowing about Ozu and his brilliant films!! That being said, I Was Born But... is one of my all-time favorite films now. It reflects a more simple time but the underlying human conditions are exactly the same. It has one of the best -if not THE BEST-child actors. Tomio Aoki was a very young child when he made this film but brought humor, emotion, and realism to his acting. It is certainly a credit to Ozu that Aoki was cast along with the other superb actors. I have also watched Floating Weeds and Passing Fancy with Aoki cast and spent many happy hours enjoying these movies. I suppose I have conditioned myself to watch silent films because when I watch them with the musical scores I never once think about it. The actors, of course, were more demonstrative in keeping with this restriction but, as in a good book, the mind fills in the conversation. The subtitles are more than adequate. I am a very hard-to-please film watcher. I seldom find loud, brash, silly American action films to my liking. My preference is for internation and art-house films that take one into different times and worlds. The films in this particular Ozu collection made me laugh, made me think, and brought tears to my eyes which, I assure you, is not something easily accomplished. I would pay twice as much for these films and consider it money very well spent. We are privileged to have the opportunity to view them. |
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