Talking about puberty
Talking together, answering questions as best we can, can make sure we are responding to the curiosity or the worries that children might have about puberty.
When you want to chat about menstruation (periods) there is support in Talking About Menstruation.
You are likely to have many chats about puberty. You can use these images and text to talk together.
Books
These books will give your child information about puberty and help with conversations at home. You can ask your local library if they have them or can order them for you.
It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health.
Robbie Harris and Michael Emberley
ISBN 0763624330
A book about puberty and sexual health for children age 10+
What’s happening to me? Girls Edition
Susan Meredith
ISBN 9780746069950
A guide to female puberty.
What’s happening to me? Boy (Facts of Life)
Alex Firth
ISBN 9780746076637
A guide to male puberty.
Usborne Facts of Life: Growing Up
Susan Meredith
ISBN 0746031424
The text describes what takes place in the body at the time of puberty. It contains sections on sex and contraception, food, exercise, hygiene and drugs and other problems both physical and emotional.
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