Looking for Answers about NAV Press God's Design for Sex Series, Book 1: The Story of Me, Revised?

It talks about a mother loving their baby and knowing give it everything it needs and sometimes that mother gives her baby to a new mommy and daddy. It's an excellent book and does a good job to include all children.

This book only touches on all the topics; it doesn't go into anything in great detail. So after it talks about how God only wants people who are married to have children and why, it has a small paragraph about adoption. It just says that sometimes a mommy knows she will not be able to give her baby everything it needs and so she lets another mommy and daddy adopt her baby, and they will love and care for the baby. Then it moves on.

It does mention adoption in the book in a gentle way. I think it would be okay. It says that "Sometimes a mother knows she will not be able to give everything her baby needs. This mother might let another mommy and daddy adopt her baby. They will love and care for the baby." Even though the child is adopted, it will still give them an understanding of how a baby grows inside its mother.

The book is written as if a child is asking his parents the story of how he was created & born. There is a place in the book where is says "Sometimes a mother knows she will not be able to give everything her baby needs. This mother might let another mommy & daddy adopt her baby. They will love & care for the baby." I think that is the only refrence to adoption in the first book.

This book is good and yet very detailed. It answers the taught questions with accurate truthful information, that reiterates God's design for marriage, sex, and family.

For an adopted child, depending on how you have chosen to discuss this matter with the child (Depending if you have expressed openly their adoption to them), I could foresee this book potentially being a problem. Book 1 (age 3-5 -I suggest 5-7) reads as though the child is asking direct questions to his mom, and she is answering him back. The questions are direct to the experience of growing inside of her stomach, umbilical cords, breastfeeding, and such. Basically the whole concept of the book is the pregnancy and delivery. Since the book is so tightly wound on this principal I would be worried that it may cause the child to feel alienated do to their incredible circumstance. ( I wish the book would have added adoption to show how this also is an awesome part of God's special plan for their life)

Book 2 (ages 5-8 I suggest 7-10) talks more about the design for marriage and actual conception and changes in the body, in great detail. It draws less focus, in my opinion, from the biological status to more of the mechanics of our working bodies.

I hope this helps you get a mored detailed idea of the book so that you can make an informed decision.