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What Makes a Baby

 by Cory Silverberg The playful illustrations and simple but intelligent text illuminate the basic biology of reproduction while honoring today’s diversity of families, of genders and gender identities, and of how children can come into a family.

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Things Tom Likes

by Kate E. Reynolds A BOOK ABOUT SEXUALITY AND MASTURBATION FOR BOYS AND YOUNG MEN WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS Tom likes lots of different things. He likes singing and watching TV in the family room. There are also things that Tom enjoys doing in private, like touching his penis. This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach boys with autism or other special needs about masturbation. It covers when and where it is appropriate and helps to establish boundaries surrounding privacy more generally. With simple but explicit illustrations, this book provides the...

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Things Ellie Likes

by Kate E. Reynolds A BOOK ABOUT SEXUALITY AND MASTURBATION FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS Ellie likes lots of different things. She likes listening to music and making pizza. There are also things that Ellie enjoys doing in private, like touching her vagina. This accessible and positive resource helps parents and carers teach girls and young women with autism or related conditions about masturbation. It covers when and where it is appropriate and helps to establish boundaries surrounding privacy more generally. With simple but explicit illustrations, this book...

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This Period in My Life

by Saskia Boujo What is “This Period In My Life” all about? It’s a guide book and journal that has been designed to inform and prepare young people for their menstrual cycle. Over a lifetime we will have between 400 and 500 periods on average. That deserves some attention! Using ungendered language, This Period in My Life encourages young people to value and understand their periods, as well as connect with their menstrual bleed. This book provides: Facts on periods and straight forward science about the menstrual cycle. Practical and achievable advice on menstrual products, with an...

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Girl Stuff 8-12

by Kaz Cooke Girl Stuff 8–12 is the essential younger girl’s guide to puberty and the pre-teen years. Here’s everything you need to know about being a pre-teen, from Kaz Cooke, author of Girl Stuff for teens. * body changes * dealing with friends & bullies * getting confident * first periods * pimples * hair (wherever it is) * phones & being online * what to eat * being fit & healthy * the best books & movies * how to be happy with your own true self * & lots more! PS: This book is for girls aged 8 to 12. Girls 12+ need Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide to the...

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Girl Stuff 13+

by Kaz Cooke With more than 600 pages and heaps of cartoons, Girl Stuff 13+ has everything girls need to know about: friends, body changes, shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, hair, earning money, guys, embarrassment, what to eat, moods, smoking, why diets suck, handling love and heartbreak, exercise, school stress, sex, beating bullies and mean girls, drugs, drinking, how to find new friends, cheering up, how to get on with your family, and confidence.

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Puberty Boy

by Geoff Price Have you ever noticed, now that you’re growing up, that your parents want to sit you down and have these embarrassing kinds of conversations with you about sex? Or they leave those ‘educational’ books about growing up lying around the house? Or you’ve got some questions about what’s happening to your body but you just can’t hack the thought of talking about it with your mum? Well, Puberty Boy sidesteps embarrassing conversations and gives the full low down on what it means to be growing up. And it’s written just for you. In this...

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Puberty Girl

by Shushann Movsessian BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED AND FULL OF PRACTICAL ADVICE THIS IS AN INTELLIGENT, FUN, COLOURFUL GUIDE TO PUBERTY – ESSENTIAL READING FOR ALL PRE-TEEN GIRLS, THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS. Psst, want a whole new approach to puberty? Puberty Girl is here to help! Whether or not you’ve started seeing the signs of your body changing, this fab book will bring new meaning and understanding to a young girl’s tween years. Yes, it can be a confusing and emotional time – but with Puberty Girl by your side, you won’t need to go through puberty alone....

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Secret Boys’ Business

by Fay Angelo and Rose Stewart HERE IS A BOOK TO HELP BOYS UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THEY GO THROUGH WHEN REACHING PUBERTY. Secret Boys’ Business assists boys to understand the changes that occur in their bodies during puberty and beyond. This book aims to: Present a simple brief account of changes boys experience at puberty. Celebrate changes to the male body. Dispel myths, legends and fears by presenting accurate information in a colourful, friendly format. Promote comfortable discussion. Enhance confidence and self-esteem of boys. Provide hints for parents, teachers...

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Secret Girls’ Business

by Fay Angelo, Heather Pritchard and Rose Stewart HERE IS A BOOK TO HELP YOUNG GIRLS UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THEY GO THROUGH WHEN REACHING PUBERTY. An increasing number of girls are reaching puberty as young as eight years of age. Secret Girls’ Business will enable girls, and the important adults in their lives, to make this transition with joy and pride. This book aims to: Present a simple brief account of puberty as part of a girls’ life journey. Celebrate changes to the female body. Dispel myths, legends and fears by presenting accurate information in a...

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