The Care and Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls (American Girl® Wellbeing)

A very helpful, detailed book. Suitable for anyone- but if you are a single Dad and need some help, this one is especially for you. It gives girls the information they need in an honest, responsible way.

Millennial moms of pre-teen girls, it's time!! We had this awesome book when we were growing up and it's time to add it to your daughter's collection. My kiddo is 8, and I felt it was time to introduce her to some of the personal care tips I remembered from my version of "The Care and Keeping of You." I reviewed the book before giving it to her (I couldn't remember the maturity level of the reproductive health section), and found it was totally acceptable for my family's values. The pictures throughout the book are engaging, and the tips for personal hygiene were as excellent as I remembered. It was nice for a book to be able to reiterate what we already teach at home. We presented her with the book as a side-resource - there's nothing in the book we haven't already discussed at some level, and we discussed how to keep comfortable, open lines of communication open so she can come to us with questions. However, as a neurodivergent kiddo, she benefits from having the information in writing to reference on her own time. This book lives in our bathroom, and I know my daughter reads through portions while she's in there - I love that it's available to her as a supplement to discussions with mom and dad. <3

I got this book for my daughter and we have read it together this summer before she starts middle school! She has enjoyed it and has given us opportunities to talk about normal changes that happen with our bodies. It was very kid friendly and informative! I love this, my daughter loves it! 10/10 have recommended this to many of my friends for their own daughters!

I am so glad I bought this book for my 8 year old daughter. We have been reading through it together at bedtime and it has been such a great way to start talking about all the changes that are going to happen. The way everything is explained is really simple and not scary at all, which I was a little worried about before it arrived. It covers everything from brushing teeth to how your body grows in a way that is easy for her to understand. My favorite part is that it actually gave us a reason to sit down and have those good conversations that can sometimes feel a little awkward to just bring up out of nowhere. She had so many questions after we read the sections on skin care and healthy eating, and the book makes it feel like a totally normal thing to talk about. It’s written in a really friendly tone that makes her feel comfortable asking me things, which is exactly what I wanted. The illustrations are really cute and inclusive too, so she can see that everyone’s body is a little bit different and that is perfectly okay. I feel like this is such an important book for girls her age to have as they start getting older. It’s definitely high quality and I’m really impressed with how they handled all the topics. I would definitely recommend this to any parent who wants a helpful tool to navigate these milestones with their daughter!

We love the care and keeping a view book at our house. We are using it to slowly introduce a variety of topics to my eight-year-old. We love it so much. It is definitely something that we will be keeping for my younger daughter as well. The book has lots of visuals and is child friendly. It is not overwhelming and is an easy read. The topics are easy to follow and it’s a great introductory book.

If you are a parent or guardian of a girl, please buy this for her! ***And moms, big sisters, grandmas, aunts: Do not hesitate to create a safe space where she feels she can ask ANY questions without being made to feel embarrassed. This is so important!!!*** A relative of mine thought she had time before she needed to have the period talk with her daughter, who ended up getting her first period at only age 10 - totally confused and freaked out. This experience, plus the fact that girls are getting them sooner on average (even as young as 8!), made me want to prepare my own daughter (who is currently 8) so she wasn't totally blindsided whenever her time came. This book has thought of everything, and I'm quite impressed. It allowed us to go over the basics together. She had a million questions, lol. But I'm so glad I could be the one to answer them. I appreciate how this book is VERY HONEST and does not hold back, yet remains age-appropriate (in my opinion). I suggest moms/guardians take a look first to make sure you agree. Personally, I think it's so well written. (No talk of "gender identity" either, which is honestly refreshing nowadays.) I highly recommend this!!!! I wish I had something like this when I was younger.

Granddaughter (9) loved the book as it outlines all those little things you’re curious about but would rather not ask an adult. The 4 stars - it should be available in hardbound and the version of 15 years ago was so much better. My daughter’s version was more colorful and much better outlined (ease of reading and using as a reference as she was growing).

Got this book for my nine year old daughter, and it’s even better than I anticipated. It goes over everything a prepubescent girl needs to know. I had already had talks with her about what to expect for puberty and her period, but it went even further with things I had forgotten to mention. It also created lots of good opportunity for questions and conversation. It’s very age-appropriate, though, so no need to worry about inappropriateness. And I even plan on reading it with my nine year old son, since he has sisters and friends that will be going through this. 10 out of 10 recommend!

Perfect book for girls wanting to learn more about their bodies. It includes lots of great information and written in a way that kids can understand.

Daughter is 9 and had no Interest. Bought this book and she enjoys me reading it to her and she is asking a lot of questions. Great book and lots of pictures!

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Very informative book with lots of information and without going very deep in detail. Tells kids information they need/should know before puberty hit full on but doesn’t give the overload of information to make kids stop reading. I have noticed kiddo go and read parts of the book over again. Personally I love how they tell girls their body is perfect the way it is and all body’s are beautiful no matter the shape or size. Only con I find is the book is BIG. It could be half the size and it would be more discreet, my young girls don’t like it when they are embarrassed about reading something and this book makes it hard to hide, but other then that great good

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