Grow Up and Love Your Body!: The Complete Girls’ Guide to Growing Up Age 8-12 incl. Body-Care and Self-Esteem Special Paperback – May 25, 2022

Great book. We are learning a lot.

This book was very helpful for both me and my daughter. I read it first so I could preview the information and have a better understanding of what changes are happening to her and how she might feel about them or be responding to them. Definitely some of the topics she is not interested in talking with me about( and to be honest i feel a bit awkward about it too) and she doesn't have many good older female role models to ask ( her grandmother is little old fashioned.) This book i think helped her realize that it's okay to feel teh way she does and give her a better idea of what to expect in the days to come. I did end up talking with her about puberty and having the book to talk about instead of just a conversation with her body as the topic made it a lot easier. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone else in this situation.

Got this for our 9 year old as she was having the “health lesson” recently. There is some information in here that is great but then there are some things that are iffy. My suggestion would be to do a quick over, especially if your child is “innocent/clueless” still..

I was asked to read this book when my youngest sibling found out he was having a girl. I went through all the things in this book but you know how first time parents can be! He wanted to know if it was accurate to what girls actually go through during those ages. I read it and found it pretty informative. The author uses easy to understand concepts and I love that self live is the focus of this book. The author includes cute pictures and I wish there were more of them in it. One of the coping mechanism that's recommended in this book was actually something my therapist had told me to use so I feel like the author really gets it. Overall, I found the book to be helpful and encouraging for girls reaching the most awkward stage of life.

My granddaughter loves this book! I gifted it to her so she could look up any subject matter pertaining to being a girl and going through hormonal changes in private…..she’s read the book more than once in the little amount of time she has had it.It’s written perfectly for 8 to 12 year olds and includes topics like bullying and friendships. The information is presented in an easy way to understand and with matter of fact details taking all the embarrassment out of learning such a typically awkward subject.

I really wish I had this book growing up! The topics, lessons, and advice discussed were on point with the overall subject of the book. I loved how often the author suggested talking with the people around them, how universal the struggle is to love yourself, and how so many women can relate to what younger kids are going through. Opening that line of communication is so important and was really driven home in the book. I would even recommend parents read a copy to have a better understanding of what is going on with their daughters and great topics such as “Benefits and Dangers of the Internet,” “Following Celebrities,” and “Coping with Periods.”

I decided to read the book before I introduced it to my 10 year old. Not all parents have the same teaching methods or the same material that we are introducing to our children and the book being classified as 8-12 gave me a feeling of trust but I had to make sure anyways.The book speaks about body changes and immediately moves into “sexually active”. They lost me. Im speaking to my child about her body changing and if I didn't read the book now before she understand that I have to speak to her about sex?!.If your child understands sex and changes in their bodies, then this book is good to give additional information and body confidence.

Loving this book and how it helps introduce a lot of the concepts in general terms. The chapter about the dangers of the internet was very well explained. Overall it’s been a great time bonding with my daughter and learning together. Parents, read this with your girls. I truly see the benefits, and my girl does show a lot more confidence in herself. It’s a great start!