A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality

Homosexuality. Is it learned, biological...or both? The answer to this question deeply concerns parents. They want to know how they can best raise their children. Many would have us believe that nothing can be done to foster the development of healthy gender identity and heterosexual orientation in children. But the clinical experience of Dr. Nicolosi and others, along with a careful look at the professional literature, indicates otherwise. In this groundbreaking book, Joseph Nicolosi uncovers the most significant factors that contribute to children's healthy sense of themselves as male or female. Listening to moving recollections from ex-gay men and women who describe what was missing in their own childhoods, Dr. Nicolosi provides clear insight for identifying potential developmental roadblocks and gives practical advice to parents for helping their children securely identify with their gender. Replete with personal stories from parents, children and ex-gay strugglers, A Parent's Guide offers compassion and hope for all those parents who seek to lay a foundation for a healthy heterosexual identity in their children.

Review :
"Dr. Nicolosi has written a groundbreaking book .... For parents concerned with this issue, his book is a must." -Paul Vitz, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, New York University, author of Psychology as Religion: The Cult of Self-Worship "l commend it as a primer in infant and child rearing for all parents concerned with the appropriate sexual orientation of their growing children." -Benjamin Kaufman, M.D., Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California at Davis School of Medicine "Joseph Nicolosi has written a wonderful, accurate book on homosexuality and the significance of the parental role." -Natalie Shainess, M.D., psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author on sex and gender issues "Dr. Nicolosi is, I believe, the foremost authority on the prevention and treatment of homosexuality today .... I wish every parent would read it, especially those who-have reason to be concerned about their sons. Its purpose is not to condemn but to educate and encourage moms and dads." -James Dobson, Ph.D., President, Focus on the Family, quoted from Bringing Up Boys: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Men "Every concerned parent will benefit from Dr. Joseph Nicolosi's practical parenting advice on how to help a child develop a secure gender identity that leads to a normal heterosexual orientation in adulthood." -George A. Rekers, Ph.D., Professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavior Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine