Pre-Adolescent Resources for Students and Parents

 

 

Boys:

 

-WhatŐs Going On Down There?  Answers to Questions Boys Find Hard to Ask by Karen Gravelle

-WhatŐs Happening to My Body Book for Boys by Lynda Madaras

-WhatŐs Happening to My Feelings Book for Boys by Lynda Madaras

-From Boys to Men by Michael Gurian

-The Guy Book: An Owner's Manual  by Mavis Jukes

 

 

Girls:

 

-My Body, Myself for Girls for Preteens and Teens by Lynda Madaras

-Outside-In by Clare Smallman and Edwina Riddle

-The Care and Keeping of You, The Body Book for Girls by American Girl Library

-The Care and Keeping of Your Feelings for Girls by American Girl Library

-The Girls Guide to Growing Up by Karen Bokram and Alexis Sinex

-The Period Book, Everything You DonŐt Want to Ask (But Need to Know) by Karen and Jennifer Gravelle

-WhatŐs Happening to My Body Book for Girls by Lynda Madaras

-WhatŐs Happening to My Feelings Book for Girls by Lynda Madaras

-Totally Private and Personal, Journaling Ideas for Girls and Young Women by Jessica Wilber

 

 

Social Aggression:

 

-Bullies are a Pain in the Brain by Trevor Romain

-How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense by Kate Cohen-Posey

-Stick Up for Yourself : Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power & Positive Self-Esteem by Gershen Kaufman, et al

-Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence  by Rosalind Wiseman

-Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons

 

 

 

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Puberty and Human Sexuality:

 

-Asking About Sex and Growing Up, A Question and Answer Book for Boys and Girls by Alan Tiegreen

-ItŐs Perfectly Normal, Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health by Robie Harris

-ItŐs So Amazing: A Book That Answers Most Questions Younger Children May Have About -Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families by Robie Harris

-DonŐt Sweat It!  Every BodyŐs Answers to Questions You DonŐt Want to Ask by Marguerite Crump

-Healthy Sexuality Development by Ken Chrisman and Donna Couchenour

-How To Talk To Your Child About Sex by Linda and Richard Eyre

-Keys to Your ChildŐs Healthy Sexuality by Chrystal De Freitas

-Sex and Sensibility, The Thinking Parent's Guide to Talking Sense About Sex by Deborah Roffman

-WhatŐs Happening To Me?  by Peter Mayle

-Understanding the Facts of Life by Susan Meridith and Robyn Gee

 

 

Parenting the ÔTween:

 

-Too Old for This, Too Young For That!  Your Survival Guide for the Middle-School Years by Harriett S. Mosatache

-Get a Clue! A Parents' Guide to Understanding and Communicating With Your Preteen by Ellen Rosenberg

-Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryle to the Mall? by Anthony Wolf

-Its Not Fair, Jeremy Spencer`s Parents Let Him Stay Up All Night by Anthony Wolf

-The Roller-Coaster Years: Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle School Years by Charlene C. Giannetti

-The Tween Years : A Parent's Guide for Surviving Those Terrific, Turbulent, and Trying Times by Donna G. Corwin

-Your Child's Emotional Health: The Middle Years by Jack Maguire, Philadelphia Child

Guidance Center

-Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence by Laura Sessions Stepp

 

 

Helpful Websites:

 

www.kidshealth.org

www.4parents.gov

www.netsmartz.org