Some groups wanted to have the book banned and only achieved their goal in a few states of the USA, where in some cases the mere possession of the book is a criminal offense. In the 1990s, as a result of changing morals, there was increased criticism of the book, which has now been brought into the vicinity of the sexual abuse of children and child pornography. He finds the pictures 'aesthetic, explicit and subtle at the same time.'ДЇrom a sexual pedagogical point of view, there was already negative criticism in 1975, which identified McBride's clear techniques of traditional sex education in the ostensibly вЂњprogressiveвЂќ pictures.ДЄ passage in the foreword of the first edition, written by Helmut Kentler, is described by Stephan Hebel as an outright call for pedophilia.

His team often used the images in the 1980s and 1990s in counseling and treating couples with sexual problems. Sexologist Gunter Schmidt valued the book more as an educational book for young people and adults than for children. The book has been translated into seven languages вЂ‹вЂ‹and nearly a million copies have been sold worldwide. In 1988 another volume was published under the title Show more! (McBride, Herrath, Sielert ), whose content was aimed at a somewhat older target group. The foreword comes from Helmut Kentler, the appendix with explanations and information from Helga Fleischhauer-Hardt.

The comments of the photographed children serve as accompanying texts. In the book the curious awakening childlike sexuality is shown through vivid pictures.

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