The Mating Game — have you talked about it with your kids?
“Which chicken lays the egg?” was the question on the card in the general knowledge game I was playing with my seven year old goddaughter Livvie, and her friend Jess. “What does that mean?” enquired Livvie. “Well, what do we call a mummy chicken and a daddy chicken?” I asked. “A hen and a rooster,” both girls chimed. “So which one lays the egg?”. It was Livvie’s turn in the game to answer and she said, “The chicken”, which was correct. At that point I asked, “So what does the rooster do?”, thinking they would say, “He says Cock-a-doodle-doo!” when Jessie piped up very matter of factly, “He mates!” Hats off to Jessie’s parents who clearly aren’t afraid of discussing where babies come from. How about you?
My bestselling sexuality education book, Easy Answers to Awkward Questions (Metz Press, 2009) co-authored with educational psychologist, Ilze van der Merwe, goes into it’s first reprint this month. To celebrate the milestone, we will be running a special on both the English and Afrikaans versions until the end of July 2010. The books normally retail at R130.00 each. From 13 – 31 
July, you can purchase them from me for R120.00 each. To place your orders email info@brightideasoutfit.co.za .
Orders can be collected from us in Fourways or efficiently delivered to your doorstep anywhere in South Africa for a very reasonable delivery fee. The books can also be posted using a track ‘n trace facility and two books fit into one padded envelope for one postage fee if you were considering doubling up or adding my other book Future-proof Your Child (R140.00) to your order. For more info on Easy Answers to Awkward Questions or Maklike Antwoorde op Ongemaklike Vrae, click here.
