The birds and the bees

jojobb78

I am going to have a talk with my 10 yr old daughter before she recieves sex education in school.Does anyone know of any useful books (or guides for parents!) on puberty aimed at this age group? thanks in advance

Sherbetlover

The usborne books are very good as I remember.

AnnieH

yes I got a book for my dd and it was excellent. give me a mo and I'll find the title

AnnieH

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340878282/203-6592021-5322350

hope that works. It really is a good book for that age group

Lita_Ford

I think when I wa 10 i new more tahn my mum anyway. Id let the scool deal with the embarrasing questions

FRUGAL_4

AnnieH wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0340878282/203-6592021-5322350

hope that works. It really is a good book for that age group

I too recommend this book, I bought it for my DD who is ten, and I must say it explains periods, sex etc in a straightforward way, my daughter sat on the sofa and read the whole book, DD even asked my DH some questions, he quickly got off his chair and went into his shed..:embarasse

FRUGAL

Avoriaz

Don’t worry about it. Your conversation will go like this.

Jojo: “I think it is time you and I had a little chat about boys and sex and all that stuff”

DD: “OK Mum, what do you want to know?”

Becles

The Usbourne Growing Up book is excellent. I bought it for my son (also 10). It tells you what changes occur in the body and covers emotional as well as physical changes, as well as explaining about sex and contraception.

He also liked the Teenage Health Freak books. They're diary stories written by a male and a female teenagers about how they deal with the changes happening to them. They're a little rude compared to the Usbourne book such as using slang names for genitals, but really funny too. I enjoyed reading them as a teenager, and my son loved reading them too.

Penny_Watcher

I bought The Care and Keeping of You for my 10 year old daughter. It was more to do with how your body changes during puberty and the importance of looking after yourself. It's a great book, very straight forward without being too old for a 10 year old.

No sex ed in it though, we'll leave that until she starts asking questions.

paddy's_mum

Your local library will almost certainly have or have access to some suitable books if you want to be a true mse'er and avoid having to buy them outright yourself!

pinkshoes

I think when I wa 10 i new more tahn my mum anyway. Id let the scool deal with the embarrasing questions

You shouldn't be embarrassed talking about the birds and the bees!! The more open you are about it, the less likely you are to have teenage pregnancies! It's amazing how many kids still think they can't get pregnant on their first time!!