Anita Naik

The Girls' Guide to Growing Up: the best-selling puberty guide for girls (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Horne, Sarah

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Bestseller in 'Books on Self-esteem and Self-reliance for Young Adults' Amazon category in the UK, May 2024

"... this book is a MUST if you have a growing girl." - online customer review

"Some things are super scary especially for a 9-year-old but reading this together, I felt, let her know that she could talk to me about anything." - online customer review

"It has everything a girl needs to understand their body and mood changes as they experience this new stage of their lives." - online customer review

"A very gentle and friendly guide to growing up." - online customer review

"The illustrations are all child-appropriate and the level of detail is set just right." - online customer review

"Opens the door for conversations about the changes they are and will be going through." - online customer review

A sensitively written, friendly guide to growing up, specifically aimed at younger girls.

A friendly, reassuring and positive guide for girls as they approach puberty, explaining the changes that will happen to their bodies as they grow up and how these changes might make them feel. Covering everything from periods and breast development to body hair and personal hygiene, puberty and parenting expert Anita Naik addresses any worries that girls may have relating to what is 'normal'. She reassures readers and boosts their confidence, encouraging them to feel positive about the changes they will experience as they go through puberty.

The Girls' Guide to Growing Up also includes advice on topics such as body image, self-esteem and how puberty affects boys, and has an age-appropriate section on sex and reproduction.

Contents include:

- What is puberty?
- Your puberty timeline
- Breasts and bras
- Same age, different stage
- Skin changes
- Sweats, smells and personal hygiene
- Hair in new places
- Changes down below
- What are periods?
- The practical side of periods
- Managing periods
- Sex explained
- Making babies
- New feelings
- Managing your moods
- Healthy eating
- The power of exercise
- Self-esteem and body image
- Privacy and your body
- Puberty for boys
- Boys have worries, too

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hachette Children's Group
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526360878
• Artikelnr.: 62363250

Autorenporträt

Anita Naik, illustrated by Sarah Horne

Inhaltsangabe

1: What is puberty?
2: Hormones
3: Growth and weight
4: Body hair growth
5: Breast changes
6: Skin changes
7: Body sweat and hygiene
8: The changes inside you
9: Periods: what to expect
10: The physical and practical side of menstruation
11: How to cope with periods
12: Self-esteem and body image
13: Feelings and mood swings
14: Sex and babies
15: Boys and puberty
16: Boys have worries too
17: Healthy eating
18: The power of exercise
19: Privacy and your body
20: Contacts and help