What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys : A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons

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Summary: 'All the Facts' plus promotes respect for self and others
Review: As a mother of boys coming up to teen-age, I scoured the shelves for the appropriate 'Birds and Bees' book and chose this one. I've read it cover to cover and found nothing to object to. It presents all the facts you could need, with a calm, reassuring tone, but as important, it promotes an attitude of respect for self and others in the confusing area of teen sexuality.

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Summary: GREAT...Helped me through these troubled times...
Review: Great!!! This book helped me through a lot and taught me everything thats hard to tell people. I am 13 and I would highly recommend this book.

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Summary: Not Bad At All
Review: Growing up at about 13-14 years old, it's too hard to have your parents tell you about the birds and the bees, stuff you want to know, just don't want to hear. This book is awesome. It's a good book to take with you and read in private. It's stuff that makes you think - everything from puberty to sex to condoms. It's every boy's resource that definitely beats the embarassment of talking to Dad or Grandpa. This is one of the few that has illustrations as well which definitely helps with visual comprehension.

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Summary: My 10 yr old REALLY thought this book was GOOD!
Review: He said it explained a lot about some things he just didn't feel like asking me or his father about. I am glad I got it for him. He feels much more comfortable with his pre-teen body now.

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Summary: Not for preteens
Review: I bought the third edition of this book hoping it would be something my ten year old son could refer to if he has questions he is embarassed to talk about. The book is very factual without being overly clinical, but some of the topics discussed at lenght are more suited for older teens. The exhaustive list of slang names for male and female body parts really isn't necessary -- adolescent boys seem to do well in that department all by themselves! I also feel that the chapter "Girls and Puberty" has far more detail than a pre-teen boy needs or can handle. The book would be much better if it were presented in a loose-leaf format so I could give my son the sections he is able to handle at his age. I also wonder why the author has removed chapters on the important topics of birth control and STD's, which she says were in her previous edition. The book will certainly help me in my talks with my son, but I'm still looking for the right book for him to read on his own.

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Summary: Not for preteens
Review: I bought the third edition of this book hoping it would be something my ten year old son could refer to if he has questions he is embarassed to talk about. The book is very factual without being overly clinical, but some of the topics discussed at lenght are more suited for older teens. The exhaustive list of slang names for male and female body parts really isn't necessary -- adolescent boys seem to do well in that department all by themselves! I also feel that the chapter "Girls and Puberty" has far more detail than a pre-teen boy needs or can handle. The book would be much better if it were presented in a loose-leaf format so I could give my son the sections he is able to handle at his age. I also wonder why the author has removed chapters on the important topics of birth control and STD's, which she says were in her previous edition. The book will certainly help me in my talks with my son, but I'm still looking for the right book for him to read on his own.

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Summary: Hated it!
Review: I bought this book for my 14-year-old nephew. When the book arrived I scanned it and found it had a lot of sexuality information that I disagreed with. I thought this book was going to be straight health & science...this is what happens to your body as it matures, this is what you can expect. Instead, I found it had opinions on sexual orientation,... etc. Abstinence wasn't given equal time. I thought the title of this book misrepresented its content. This book just wasn't for our family. I returned it for a refund.

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Summary: All Moms should read this book!
Review: I had no problem teaching my girls about the birds and the bees. But when it came time to talk to my son about erections, wet-dreams, etc. I was lost. I read this book first to learn all the stuff I didn't know about boys development and then shared it with my son when he was ready. Gives you a good basis for conversation. Another book I recently read that you'll find really helpful: Perfect Parenting (Dictionary of 1000 Parenting Tips) by Elizabeth Pantley

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Summary: What;s Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A growing up Gui
Review: I initially borrowed an earlier edition of this book to read, as my son is 11 years old. My husband is very uncomfortable in discussing puberty with his son, and even with me. He was a very late bloomer and therefore, not a great resource on when things may occur or start to occur in my son. I read the book and then sat down one night with my son. As we sat on the couch, I read the book to him, as he looked on. We laughed some, we talked some, we giggled some, we learned a lot. His father came in during our conversation and sat down. Dad then was able to become part of a discussion that had already started and did not have to bring up himself. This worked great for our
family. I found humor, so did my son. It did have a lot of slang terms, but every child may not know exactly what they mean, and this way, my son now does and can be better educated in the slang and in the correct names. Too graphic? I do not thinks so, there were certainly some chapters we did not address
at this time, as they are more appropriate for another (older) time. The book is around the house so he can read it as he wants, there is nothing in the book that I do not want him to know. Very educational for me as well as I grew up in a family of females and therefore had no idea at what ages certain things happened to boys. My son then was able to talk to me about some of the changes that were happening to him. He then had other questions? I was able to discuss these questions with him intelligently and comfortable in my facts. He was very nervous about going through puberty, now he is not. I believe this a book for the family, not just to be handed to the child. Every child has questions that need to be answered, this book has most of the answers. I found it nonjudgemental. It did not discuss abstenance in its chapter on birth control, I wish it had, but the book will help us as a family discuss the topic of birth control and we can add in our moral values as we teach, learn and discuss.

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Summary: Excellence!!!
Review: I love this book! I was given this book when I was around 12-13, and it answered all my question (especially how to use a condom),and showed that I was not alone. It tells the reader about everything, including puberty, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, etc. A must buy for teenagers!