The Inside Story on Teen Girls: Experts Answer Parents' Questions (Apa Lifetools)

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Summary: Something important missing
Review: The sections on sexuality discuss only heterosexuality--"boyfriends and girlfriends." There is only one question that I found acknowledging or asking about homosexuality in the book, and that is not even in relation to the question-asker herself or in the context of the relationship discussion. Having been a lesbian teenager, I feel this is a great disservice to all teenagers questioning/developing their sexuality. It is one-sided and takes only the heterosexual teenager under consideration and assumes that every teenaged girl feels the same about boys. The authors and the American Psychological Association should have done better than this.

Rating:
Summary: Something important missing
Review: The sections on sexuality discuss only heterosexuality--"boyfriends and girlfriends." There is only one question that I found acknowledging or asking about homosexuality in the book, and that is not even in relation to the question-asker herself or in the context of the relationship discussion. Having been a lesbian teenager, I feel this is a great disservice to all teenagers questioning/developing their sexuality. It is one-sided and takes only the heterosexual teenager under consideration and assumes that every teenaged girl feels the same about boys. The authors and the American Psychological Association should have done better than this.

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Summary: This is a must read!
Review: This book is an amazing tool to facilitate dialogue between parents and teens. It also validates the questions so many girls have while offering insights on dealing with their anxiety. The advice is fabulous. Many of the questions the girls ask are questions that I continue to ask even in my mid-20s'. I was impressed at the maturity and honesty of the women asking the questions. The authors clearly did their research. The writing style is in a language that teens can relate to. It neither speaks down to parents nor down to the teens. There is a real respect for what teen girl's experience and an equally sensitive treatment towards parents. I recommend this book to parents as well as to teachers, coaches, and especially to teen girls. I wish I had this book when I was a teen. If you have a teen or were ever a teen this book is a must read. It is perhaps the best ever of its kind.