Help your kids with adolescence A no-nonsense guide to puberty and the teenage years
Book - 2017
Presents a guide to helping parents and children survive and thrive through the teenage years, covering such topics as emotional well-being, physical changes, online safety, family dynamics, relationships, and sexuality.
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- Published
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New York, New York :
DK Publishing
2017.
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Corporate Author
- Edition
- First American edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 256 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 9781465461841
- Foreword
- How to use this book
- 1. Growing up
- Teen brains
- Identity
- Thinking independently
- Mood swings
- Self-expression
- Gender
- 2. Female puberty
- What is puberty?
- Female hormones
- Changing body
- Female sex organs
- The menstrual cycle
- Menstrual care
- Breasts
- Bras
- 3. Male puberty
- What is puberty?
- Male hormones
- Changing body
- Testicles
- The penis
- Breaking voices
- 4. Healthy body
- Keeping clean
- Sweat and smells
- Body hair
- Pimples
- Healthy eating
- Eating disorders
- Body image
- Exercise
- Sleep
- Teen ailments
- 5. Healthy mind
- Positive mental health
- Emotions
- Confidence and self-esteem
- Introversion and extroversion
- Resilience
- Stress
- Anxiety and depression
- Panic attacks and phobias
- Self-harm
- 6. Achieving potential
- School life
- Tests and studying
- Problem solving
- Hobbies and interests
- Money matters
- Goals and ambitions
- Career advice
- Types of career
- Going to college
- Alternatives to college
- Getting a job
- Speaking up
- 7. Digital life
- The Internet
- Social media
- Digital self
- Making judgments
- Digital habits
- Cyberbullying
- Staying safe online
- Privacy
- Gaming
- 8. Wider world
- Safer streets
- Bullying
- Discrimination
- Equality
- Religion
- Citizenship
- Understanding the news
- Alcohol
- Smoking
- Drug use and abuse
- Types of drugs
- 9. Families
- Different families
- Parent-teen relationships
- Building trust
- Dealing with conflict
- Difficult events
- Siblings
- 10. Relationships
- Communication skills
- Friendships
- Interactions
- Peer pressure
- Dating
- Rejection
- Healthy relationships
- Unhealthy relationships
- Breakups
- 11. Sexuality
- Sexuality
- Different sexual identities
- Attraction
- Coming out
- 12. Sex
- Masturbation
- Virginity
- Consent
- Intimacy
- Sex
- Orgasms
- Sexual reproduction
- Safer sex
- Contraception
- Bacterial and parasitic STDs
- Viral STDs
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy choices
- Pornography
- Sexting
- Find out more
- Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgments