The Parent's Guide to Puberty: Proven Parenting Tips for Talking About Sex, Body Maturation and Teen Anxiety
by Cath Hakanson
“Other than dying, I think puberty is probably about as rough as it gets.” – Rick Springfield, Grammy Award-Winning MusicianIf you are like most parents or guardians of ‘tween or teenage boys and girls, you are a bit anxious about talking about puberty, sex and hormones with your suddenly emotional child. Even though we have all survived puberty, many things have changed in our culture since we were teenagers.In The Parents’ Guide to Puberty, teen communication and sex education expert Cath Hankanson draws on over 25 years of experience providing parenting advice as a sexual health professional and owner of the Sex Ed Rescue website to offer you proven parenting tips that anybody can use to teach teenagers about difficult topics like menstruation, acne, mood swings, safe sex and body maturation for tweens and teens.Inside the pages of this amazing puberty guide, you will find a wealth of information, written in a casual and open style, which includes honest advice on surviving puberty:
- Innovative strategies to reduce the awkwardness of “The Talk”, so your kids are more receptive to family communication
- Simple descriptions of biology and physical changes, so you can focus on your teen’s confusion, mood swings and interactions with friends and siblings
- Creative ways to approach children who are ‘anti-parent’, stubborn, or just plain shy, so you can make the talk fun
- An extensive Puberty Question and Answer section to help you prepare for over 100 of the most-asked questions
- Specific approaches for boys puberty and girls puberty discussions