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Everything preteen and teen boys need to know about their changing bodies and feelings

Written by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to earth style, The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys provides sensitive straight talk on:

The body's changing size and shapeDiet and exerciseThe growth spurtThe reproductive organsBody hairVoice changesRomantic and sexual feelingsPuberty in the relationships

It also includes information on acne treatment, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, birth control, and steroid abuse. Featuring detailed illustrations and real-life stories throughout, plus an introduction for parents and a helpful resource section, this bestselling growing-up guide is an essential puberty education and health book for all boys ages ten and up.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks; 3rd edition (June 6, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1557047650
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1557047656
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 6
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.12 x 0.64 x 9.12 inches
Reviewer: Justin A.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It works. Real overall rating is 4.5.
Review: Got this updated edition for my 9 year old son. I am 39. My dad got me the older version many years ago. My only complaint is that they took out some of the old pictures that actually showed a DRAWING of sexual intercourse. The whole reason I bought the book was to teach my son about puberty and sex in a purely educational way. An all in one. Teaching him morals is my job.That said, it is a good book for teaching young children. Parents should read it with their kids first thought. It is honest about STDs. It does not try to scare kids, but that chapter can be scary. Also, big medical words for kids. All in all a good teaching book.

Reviewer: Becca
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Required reading for parents and their children.
Review: This book, and its counterpart (The What's Happening to My Body Book for Girls) are absolute necessities for any parent, with children from age eight to probably age thirteen or fourteen. No matter how open, honest and sex positive we are with our children, talking about all of these topics can be awkward, tense, and difficult to navigate for parents, and embarrassing, or boring, for kids. This book helps with all of those issues. It addresses the snicker-worthy slang terms in the first chapter, and gets your child accustomed to hearing all of the anatomical terms for the reproductive organs and their component parts. This eases the tension, and helps to keep the focus where it belongs - on preparing your child for the changes puberty will likely cause in their bodies, as well as all the social, physical, and emotional aspects of sexuality. Counting the girls' version of the book, this is the fourth copy I've purchased. I buy one for anyone I know who has a child coming towards the end of his or her elementary school years, and into pubescence.I recommend a read through on your own, first. Depending on your child's age, there are some chapters you may wish to hold in reserve for a later stage of development. I also recommend reading it together. It should be a conversation STARTER, not a replacement. With my eldest, we read a chapter together every night, and I always allotted plenty of time for questions and answers before, during, and after the reading.This book helped me to raise one sex positive, well adjusted, (now) older teenager, capable of setting their own boundaries, and of respecting those of other people, without having internalized the stigma so much of Western culture places on sex and sexuality.

Reviewer: LKP
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very informative- but too much like a textbook and desperately needs updating!
Review: I ordered this book to potentially share with my 11 1/2 year old who is finishing 5th grade. He's pretty innocent, much more then I was at that age! He is in no rush to grow up and in many ways still wants to be a little boy; I think he will be a "late bloomer." However I have noticed a change in attitude, privacy concerns, sleep patterns, etc... and that tells me it's coming! We live in a very small rural town- one school k-12 with roughly 200 kids total, so the little kids ride the bus with the teens, and are very much integrated and I know for a fact that he has already been exposed to some of the ideas and language being discussed in this book. And then there is the internet, where everything and anything is a click away. So, I figured it is best to begin addressing this all sooner then later- like NOW. I ordered the paperback, and also the kindle version for a few bucks more, and read through that while I wait for the hard copy.Overall, the book is chock full of all the technical information you would need to know- I learned a lot about puberty that I never knew myself, and I'm fairly savvy! It is very, very wordy though, and reads like a resource text book, so right away I can say that my 11 year old will NOT read this on his own- he's not a very good reader and this is literally above his reading level and he would be overwhelmed- too much work. I will hold off and maybe have my husband read through some of the information with him a little at a time, starting with the boys and girls puberty and development sections- because that is what is happening around him right now! He told me the girls got a "puberty talk" last year in school, but nothing for the boys- what's up with that? They are going through it too, and leaving them in the dark is not okay and will only make them more nervous, anxious, and awkward around their peers. He's a very squeamish kid and will absolutely be a bit freaked out by some if the info- but I still think it's all totally appropriate for him to know. He's super bright and intuitive so I think he should know this stuff because I don't want him to be confused and embarrassed by the words and ideas he's already hearing- he should know what it all actually means and what is going on! I have no problem with the content in this book- slang words or otherwise. He's very sensitive and knows that words are very powerful and hurtful. He will be that kid who intervenes and says something when other kids use these words- telling them it's not ok. Also, I did not find even one mention of anal sex, or oral sex in the book- so I'm not sure what some of the negative reviewers are talking about. It describes homosexuality in a general way as sexual feelings and activity with the same sex- I found no specifics. Even the sexual intercourse description was not overly descriptive, IMO. I'm surprised that there is no oral sex mentioned actually and believe it should absolutely be covered! That was one of the MAJOR topics of conversation I remember at that age, and there was a lot of pressure to engage in that right away- way before actual sexual intercourse! About the only thing I was even slightly uncomfortable with was the mention of boys masturbating together, because while I agree that this is totally normal, innocent and even acceptable in certain circumstances, it is a VERY gray area that can easily make one child uncomfortable and become inappropriate. Plus, an older child could easily be "grooming" a younger child for potential abuse(also not discussed). If you do nothing else make sure you discuss this scenario with your kid!I do think this book is in desperate need of an update- this revised edition seems to be from 2007, and a lot has happened in 10 years! The author is clearly older, and a lot of the language is pretty dated- for example she refers to "necking"- who the heck uses that term anymore? That was dated when I was a teen in the 90's! It really read like a grandma teaching a sex ed class- sorry Lynda. Kids are much more advanced and there are many sexual situations involving technology that did not exist and are not covered at all. There is a very brief note about the internet in the end- but nothing about social media, sexting, snap-chat, etc...these are the platforms that kids are using to explore sexuality and it is completely absent in this book.Overall- a good reference book, and my husband and I will certainly share parts of this with our son right away, and will probably give him free reign with it when he indicates that he is ready to read it on his own. I have a feeling he will one day use this book to educate a future girlfriend who was NOT properly or thoroughly educated herself! And that seems totally okay with me. I am all about empowering our youth with accurate information.

Reviewer: RMC
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for middle and high school boys
Review: Very informative for middle and high school boys. I had one for girls by the same author back in the 80s when I was in middle school! I feel like this is a trusted friend who is now teaching my own children. I highly recommend this book.

Reviewer: Rene
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: They tell it like it is
Review: I bought this book in the girl version as well and find them very informative. They tell it like it is. There are slang terms but from our experience those words fly all over the school so it isn't a big shocker. It has diagrams that name the parts and why not teach the correct terms to our kids. I would think if you have a child that reads this book and still has questions regarding sex then they need to re-read it. It is easy to understand for a child. Teaches the beginning of puberty straight through. It does discuss relationships between the same sex and if you have a child that is attracted to a person of the same sex they will find that there isn't something "wrong" with them. It is what it is! If you can't deal with this part tear it out. They are who they are. I read these books to my kids in sections as I thought appropriate for their age. Just be a parent and have control. Better to teach them yourself rather than them getting misinformed by kids at school and as I have found out, I'm behind on what I thought was age appropriate. My son comes home with stuff I didn't know about until high school, he's a middle schooler. Eleven years & up as the internet will teach them if you don't.

Reviewer: Rosenbaum P.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This is a classic 'must read' for teen/pre-teen boys with some important contemporary additions about equity, etc. It is hard to get teens to talk about puberty, so this book gives them access to good information without feeling embarassed to ask.

Reviewer: Ginny
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I had bought the girls version of this book for my daughter a few years ago and really enjoyed the way it was written and the straightforward information. The boys version is very much the same. I bought this for my 11 year old son. I'm a firm believer in giving my kids all the information they need so they can be comfortable in their changing bodies and make informed choices about their bodies when they are older. This book helps achieve that. I prefer my kids having a book like this so they can read and access correct information anytime rather than looking up Google information from random people.

Reviewer: salsa pinkkat
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Good, informative book- I bought it for my 11 yr old boy having found the girl version well-thumbed by my daughter (though she'd never admit it!)I read it & liked it, but my now 12 yr old son hasn't looked at it much yet (as far as I know!) I'm happy to have it lying around for when he needs it- I learned a thing or two as well (despite being married to a man for 24 yrs!)

Reviewer: ctf
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excellent book for prepubescent and pubescent kids. Uses correct terminology for body parts and contains a ton of information. I read the girls’ version before I started puberty and really liked it.

Reviewer: Joanna Foss, Velo Apartments Ltd.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very informative and well written. It covers all apects of growing up: stages of puberty,an owner's guide to the sex organs-what's normal, what's not, the puberty growth, pimples, shaving, changes in the male reproductive organs, girls and puberty, resources. In my humble opinion this book is suitable for 10+ boys, who are about to finish primary school, but who have lots of questions which they may not ask their parents. WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY BODY: BOOK FOR BOYS