Usborne Facts of Life, Growing Up (All about Adolescence, body changes and sex)

This book is quite basic and to the point and deals with the mechanics rather than the emotional side of growing up. As a father not living permanently with his daughter, it was useful to be able to at least start with the basics with my just turned 13 year old daughter, given this was not something her Mum wanted to do. We went through 8 pages a night together and it took us 7 nights to complete over a ten day period. I read the book whilst my teenage child listened and we paused after every two pages for questions to be asked and answered. You will need to follow this up with whatever blanks your child has after you go through this with him/her. Naturally most children actually do not understand that the changes going on in their bodies are primarily to prepare them for having children. The act of sex is very, very brief in this book and it needed more emphasis that this is the point whereupon pregnancy or disease can enter the equation. Overall a good start and I would recommend this book to responsible parents looking to introduce the topic of what growing up means and what the changes going through their bodies represent and a brief introduction to the opposite sex and their bodies.

As a former teacher (and having previously taught sex education to year 9 students!) this book is a really good introduction to puberty and the issues associated with growing up. I bought it for my 11 year old who is about to start secondary school in September as I wanted her to have a clear grasp of the 'facts' without the embarrassment of having 'the talk' so that she would not be confused or swayed by playground misconceptions I read it through cover to cover to ensure I was happy with the content (some parents may feel contraception and masturbation may not be appropriate subjects to cover as yet) and can conclude that the book is very informative. The illustrations are both diagram style and cartoon style and should appeal to young adults beginning puberty. All in all a great little book and my daughter and I use it as a reference point to have chats about any issues she is concerned about. It is also great as a stand alone for those young people who feel too embarrassed to talk to an adult about the crazy confusing time that is puberty.

I bought this book along with 'What's Happening to Me' for my 10, nearly 11 yo. We are reading What's happening to me together, but I will save this one for when she is a little bit older. It's a great book and explains everything in good detail, but at 10 she doesn't need to understand about some of the sexual concepts raised in here. There is enough detail in the other book to meet our current needs, which frankly are only the mechanics of sex.

Brilliant book, my 10 year old has told us all about wet dreams etc he doesn't hold back. Asked question upon question but at least he understands a bit more, some of it might have been better saved for another year. But I purchased the book because he was asking and didn't want him getting the wrong information of his peers, and I refuse to make anything up. Probably wouldn't purchase it for anyone younger than 10

I was given a copy of the original book many years ago, and used it with my own children. It did the job, despite several embarrassed little faces! I recently bought this updated copy for my friend’s children. I think it continues to explain simply and perfectly ‘growing up’ with simplistic pictures. A small chapter at a time is sufficient for young minds. I was surprised by a few reviews—that the book is too much for 10 year olds. The children are getting this information in class, in Junior schools at that age anyway, and it is better for the parents or carers to give their own children the facts of life in a one to one situation, rather than receive misinformation in the playground! Would certainly recommend.

Great book, gave it to my young ten year old and she took it off to read, after she said it was very interesting asked me a few questions on things she wanted to know more about> Then went to school a few weeks later to her sex education lesson feeling good in the knowledge she was familiar with some of the stuff they were going to cover. Would recomend to friends.

This is perfect for adolescents; the book covers a range of subjects sensitively yet in great detail, and is easy to understand. After having 'The Talk' I gave each of my children this book so that they could dip in and out of it whenever they wanted to, and in the privacy of their own room. Occasionally one of my children comes to me with a query, and this book helps support our conversation. The diagrams are as detailed as the text, which I personally have no issue with, however it may be something to bear in mind if you are buying this for a young child.

Was bit disappointed when book arrived as cover was not the sme and looked a lot more dyed that the one advertised in the picture. The contents is fine though probably all the same information so a good way to talk to my daughter about the changes you go through when growing up.

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This book looked too advanced for my 10 year old (maybe it isn't) but I read it with my 13 year old son. The lay-out and illustrations make this a good choice for younger teens, colorful pictures and small subject-boxes for related topics on each page make it interesting to look at, unlike the straight text of books intended for older teens. This book kept my ADHD son's attention very well, sparked questions for discussion, and offered all of the information (and more) that he was looking for. We were able to discuss embarrassing subjects objectively and discreetly with this book. The game-plan is to use "What's going on down there" as the next step, but this was a good starting point for my son. This book will be kept on hand for use with my younger children when they are old enough for it.

BEST thing you could ever do for your daughter! If you want to keep your daughter's or niece's safe... Knowledge is POWER!

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