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

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Summary: Reassuring
Review: This is a book that every parent to have if there child is going through puberty. It tells about some of the things that a frend of Lynda's had gone thrugh and what all boys could expect.

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Summary: Tremendous
Review: This is an excellent informative book which I wish was around when I was growing up. It emphasises the crucial value of communication between parents and their adolescent sons in a friendly and non-patronising manner. Communication was absent between myself and my father at this critical time in life and I'm sure a book such as this would have helped immensely. In fairness to my father, he was probably just a product of his generation - his solution was to take me to a brothel. ....

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Summary: Never Too Old To Learn
Review: This was an excellent book for my stepson who will soon turn 13. It may be a little too advanced for younger boys unless you pick and choose what to discuss with them. I wouldn't hand over the book until they were at least 12, but that's a parent's choice. And yes, the book was a little shocking at first, but my parents never explained my body or sex the way this book does. It is very clinical, but do we want our kids to learn the "street" terminology or the actual words? They DO need to know that a woman's breasts are not just objects of desire, but a source of nourishment for children. Understanding our bodies is half the battle to sexuality. Instead of turning a blind eye to why my son was always in the bathroom, we now understand what he is experiencing. This book has helped our family have an open and honest discussion that was free of judgment and shame. We want to ensure that what he learns about sex comes from his parents and not what he hears from his misguided friends.