Today’s post is more of a recommendation for companion books to the card game Blush. These are books I found useful during the creation of the game.
How to Talk with Teens About Love, Relationships, & S-E-X: A Guide for Parents
by Charles D. Miron Ph.D., and Amy G. Miron M.S.
I bought this book when I was writing my term paper in 2008, which turned into the basis for the prototype of the game. It was read cover to cover, and was extremely helpful and well written. I’m so glad I decided to buy it instead of borrow from the library, because I can see myself referring to it again and again. Bear in mind, this was written in 2002, and some passages might be outdated. (Link to buy the book on Amazon)
100 Questions You’d Never Ask Your Parents: Straight Answers to Teens’ Questions About Sex, Sexuality, and Health
by Elisabeth Henderson, and Nancy Armstrong, M.D.
This book helped me build some of the 250 questions for the game this year. There is a glossary and an index at the back, but no references, so although I used it to help with the questions, I did not use this book as a reference to answer them. However, it does offer some more information in a different format than the card game, and so would be a good companion to the game. It was published in 2007. (Link to buy the book on Amazon)