What's Going on Down There: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask

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Summary: Too much, too soon
Review: ...this book said more than what a 10 yrs old needs to know. I want him to know all about the changes he is going to experience, but I don't think is necessary to expose him in the way that this books does it about sex and sexuality. I was impress about the open language and subjects for a 10 yr. I let him begin to read it beacuse he told me he wants to know,he is mature enought to handle this so I let him. I don't know when he is going to have conversations like this with his friend so I want him to be inform. After the first two chapter he stop reading. I encourage him to continue and he said didn't feel comfortable about the subject. I just think he is not ready.

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Summary: America ...
Review: Anyody who thinks there is too much information in this book is crazy. Don't you think kids should be learning about sex from an early age? This is the only way to prevent things like STDs and unplanned/teen pregnancy in the future. As far as I'm concerned, this book doesn't say enough. And, people need to talk to their kids about this stuff from an early age. Don't just plop this book in their lap one day and then say, "Any questions honey?" Anyway, the book is definitely appropriate for young kids. It just depends on what kind of a parent you are, responsible or irresponsible and embarrased about a function so important to humans. You should see what they teach in Sweden.

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Summary: Good Book for Preteen Boys
Review: I bought this book 2 years ago for now almost 11 and 12 year old boys. I reviewed the book first and I found it to be age appropriate for my boys. At first they were not too interested in it or maybe were too embarrassed to say they were interested. So I just left it with the rest of their books. Over the past 2 years, I have seen this book move around throughout the house indicating they have been reading it. I think it is a good book for preteen boys. Since all kids are different, it should be up to each parent to first review and decide if the information containted in this book is the information you want your child to read. Some boys may not be ready for this subject yet. I would highly recommend this book to any parent with a boy at least 9 years of age who is asking questions. Although some subjects may be something the parents are not yet ready to discuss (sex, homosexuality) it is something our boys are aleady being exposed to socially at school, so why make it taboo at home. Both of my boys schools started sex-ed in 5th grade (end of the year before entering middle school) and I thought it would be better for me to expose it to them first.

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Summary: On The Money!
Review: I bought this book for my 9 yr. old who is reading it now. I found it to be excellent in covering the things I remember wanting to know about at his age. Several parental reviews mention it's "too much too soon," but check out the reviews by the 13 yr. olds who think it's "too little too late." Boys and girls need the real deal at an earlier age than their parent's generation did. I'll letcha know what my son thinks when he finishes the book.

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Summary: Best in breed.
Review: I ordered several books of this type for my 11 year-old and read them all cover-to-cover. This is the best of the bunch in it's coverage of diverse topics and its practical, non-techinical tone. As a mom, I especially liked the section which throoughly explained the ramifications of an unwanted pregnancy. In contrast, the book "Asking About Sex and Growing Up" dealt with pregnancy via sections such as "Why would a girl let herself get pregnant?" (sometimes a girl secretly wants to get pregnant...) and "What happens when a girl gets pregnant?" (she may be upset for a long time afterward.) This isn't how I want my son to understand his role. "What's Going on Down There" gets my top grade.

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Summary: More than what I expected...better for older boys
Review: I ordered this book along with a similar one for girls for my 10 year old daughter. Her book fit her age perfectly, but this one was too advanced for my son who was 9 at the time. It talks about things that (in my opinion) a 9 or 10 year old shouldn't know about yet. He hasn't been allowed to read it yet because knowing my son as I do, he would use the information in it as gossipy talk amongst his friends and it would be a joke to him. I wanted to introduce them to the changes that will soon be affecting their bodies, but for my son, it went way beyond explaining puberty...it went into sex, masturbation, homosexual relationships...these things are far too advanced for my son. The book would be excellent for a 12 to 14 year old as it has many funny cartoons and explainations that would make it easier to understand and less secretive and less likely to embarrass. It is a great book, but because of the fact that it said it was for ages 9 and up, I assumed that it wouldn't be quite so detailed and descriptive, and that it would deal more with bodily changes instead of relationships and sex and such as that.

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Summary: Hilarious
Review: If you are buying this for your kid, thinking it'll help them learn about sex and masturbating, dont get it. Trust me, I am 13, and when I looked at this book, I just bursted out laughing. It's not just be, either. Everyone that saw it started laughing. If you want your kid to have a good laugh and show his friends so they can have a good laugh, go ahead, buy this book. If your serious about teaching your kids about sex and masturbating, they either know more than you think, or just start talking to them about it.

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Summary: Read it with your child.
Review: My 13 year old son has really been enjoying this book, the information is just what he was looking for. There are not many illustrations, but the few that are there very aptly and humorously depict what the boys are experiencing at that age. My main complaint with the book is that too much tolerance is given in areas that we don't agree are morally neutral, so I am glad I am reading the book to my son and can do some 'real-time' editing as I go along so that our own views are accurately given instead of some 'politically correct' or more 'modern' or 'worldly' viewpoints. Lots of good info in this book, all questions get answered well, but if you want to uphold your own moral standards, go through this book with your child or get another book that promotes your faith's morality.

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Summary: What's Going on Down There
Review: My dad gave me this book to read and told me to do a book review on it. I only read up to chapter five becase I thought the rest of the chapters were useless. I think the book was good because it informs you that what you are going though is normal. It did do a good job of telling you about sex and I would suggest that kids my age should read it too.

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Summary: just what my son wanted...before he knew he did
Review: My son really liked this book...he found it easy to understand and comprehensive, and it indeed answered the questions he was pondering but didn't know how to ask. It espouses no values...but acknowledges the different values and points of view. I liked this because it allowed my son to reevaluate the values he has learned and to discuss them with his dad and I. I found it frank and funny and with a good tone for my 11-yr-old.