Will Puberty Last My Whole Life?
by Julie Metzger, RN, MN and Robert Lehman, MD
This flip book for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 12 has questions asked by girls in one half of the book; flip it over and questions asked by boys are on the other side. Contains honest, informative, and reassuring answers to questions pre-adolescents have about puberty, friends, feelings, sex, pimples, babies, body hair, menstruation, bras, and much more.
Straightforward, age-appropriate answers to REAL questions from preteens are provided by an experienced nurse-and-physician team who have been giving popular seminars to moms and daughters, and dads and sons, in Seattle and Palo Alto for more than twenty years. Each of the questions in the book has been asked--many of them frequently!--by kids during their seminars. Filled with fun, full-color illustrations throughout.
This is Me: A Girl's Journal
by Julie Metzger, RN, MN
An inspiring journal filled with girl power to help preteen girls understand themselves, express their creativity, and unlock their feelings, hopes, and dreams. Much more than a journal, This Is Me contains thoughtful questions, useful advice, quotes, musings, and positive, encouraging ideas from author Julie Metzger, a respected nurse, lecturer, and authority on preadolescent girls. Beautifully illustrated and designed to appeal to girls who are in the tender time between childhood and adolescence—years marked by complex and dramatic physical and emotional changes. This journal will help guide, reassure, inspire and comfort young girls ages 10 and up as they embark on a new leg of their growing-up journey.
The New York Times
"The Best Way to Fight with a Teenager", BY LISA DAMOUR - MARCH 16, 2016
QUARTZ
"The world has teenage girls totally wrong", BY JENNY ANDERSON - MAY 5, 2016
The New York Times
"Why Teenage Girls Roll Their Eyes", BY LISA DAMOUR - FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Mindful
"3 Common Myths About the Teen Brain", BY STEPHANY TLALKA - April 9, 2014
Scientific American
"How Dads Influence Teens' Happiness", BY PAUL RAEBURN - MAY 1, 2014
The New York Times
"When Did Porn Become Sex Ed?", BY PEGGY ORENSTEIN - MARCH 19, 2016
UW Today
"Family technology rules: What kids expect of parents", BY JENNIFER LANGSTON - MARCH 8, 2016
Huffington Post Parents
"What The Modern-Day Sex Talk Should Sound Like, According To The Latest Research", BY REBECCA ADAMS - NOVEMBER 18, 2014
TEDx Talks
"Eight is great", Melisa Holmes at TEDxGreenville 2014
The New York Times
"Parents of Teenagers, Stuck Taking Out the Emotional Trash", BY LISA DAMOUR - DECEMBER 16, 2015
Links for Parents and Educators of Preteens AND Teens - General Health Topics, General Parenting Topics, Sexuality
Mind Positive Parenting – general parenting
Lisa Damour PhD – general parenting
Aha Parenting – general parenting
Girls Leadership – resources for parents and supporters of girls
The Teen Brain – information on the teen brain and how it works
Center on Media and Child Health - Boston Children’s Hospital – resources on Media
Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education – developmental guidelines on sex education
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues - Children Now and The Kaiser Family Foundation
Talk with your Kids - California Family Health Council - In English
Talk with your Kids - California Family Health Council - In Spanish
Teenology 101 – Seattle Children’s Hospital
Healthy Children – American Academy of Pediatrics - In English
Healthy Children – American Academy of Pediatrics - In Spanish
Links for Older Teens
- on General Health Topics and Sexuality Topics
Young Men’s Health - Boston Children’s Hospital
Young Women’s Health - Boston Children’s Hospital
LGBTQ Youth Resources – American Academy of Pediatrics
Go Ask Alice - Columbia University – resources for older teens
Teen Health – general health topics
A Book Guide for Pre-Teens and Those Who Live with Them
This list is a sampling of the many books available on puberty and sexuality. Visit a library or bookstore to take a look at these books and decide on those that best fit your needs and style of parenting.
For All Pre-Teens
Will Puberty Last My Whole Life?
It’s Perfectly Normal
It’s So Amazing! A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families
Sex, Puberty and All That Stuff: A Guide to Growing Up
What’s Happening to Me?
For Girls
This is Me – A Journal for Girls
My Body, My Self for Girls
Period
The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls
The Feelings Book: The Care and Keeping of Your Emotions
The Period Book: Everything You Don’t Want to Ask (But Need to Know)
What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls
Puberty Girl
For Boys
Boy’s Guide to Becoming a Teen
My Body, My Self for Boys
What’s Going on Down There?: Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask
What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Boys
Puberty Boy
For Parents
Getting to Calm AND Wise Minded Parenting – 7 Essentials for Raising Successful Tweens and Teens
Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters
How Can You Say That: What to Say to Your Daughter When One of You Just Said Something Awful
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child – the Heart of Parenting
Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood
Sex and Sensibility AND Talk to Me First: Everything You Need to Know to Become Your Kids’ Go-to Person about Sex
Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain
Online resources and blogs:
http://girlshealth.gov Girls health information for preteens
http://www.siecus.org/_data/global/images/guidelines.pdf Developmental guidelines for talking to children about puberty and sexual health
www.kidshealth.org General health information for kids and teens
http://www.cdc.gov/hpv/parents/vaccine.html HPV vaccine information from the Center for Disease Control
http://teenology101.seattlechildrens.org/ Blog for parenting teens by Seattle Children's
http://www.greatconversations.com - Great Conversations - resource for classes and information