Books - Health - Adolescence
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The Roller-coaster Years by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese
Children between the ages of 10 and 15 experience biological, behavioural and social changes as dramatic and important as those of the toddler years. This comprehensive guide to mastering the ups and downs of early adolescence draws on the findings of leading psychologists and other experts
Paperback, 328 pp, $32.95. Buy
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Paradise Fever by Ptolemy Tompkins
This is the story of a young man's coming of age in the decade when pet rocks adorned coffee tables, "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" lived at the top of the bestseller lists, and free love and limitless possibilities seemed like universal birthrights
Hardback, 224 pp, $38.95. Buy
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Young People and Physical Activity by Neil Armstrong
Sports medicine is one of the fastest growing specialties of medicine, and the participation of children in sport is receiving much research interest. Children stand to benefit from exercise and sport in a number of ways, but are also at risk of injury or tissue damage if heavy exercise is not carfully monitored. This book introduces the concepts of growth and maturation of tissues and organs and describe general growth patterns, as well as providing an ideal introduction to the benefits and drawbacks of competitive and non-competitive exercise in children and adolescents, for students, researchers, coaches, and trainers.
Paperback, 384 pp, $98.95. Buy
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How to Say It to Teens: Talking about the Most Important Topics of Their Lives by Richard Heyman
Offering practical how-to information, this important reference teaches parents how to talk to their teens not only as a parent, but as a friend and advisor
Paperback, 442 pp, $23.95. Buy
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What's Happening to ME?, The Answers to Some of the World's Most Embarrassing Questions by Peter Mayle
A GUIDE TO PUBERTY FROM THE AUTHORS OF "WHERE DID I COME FROM?"
What's an erection?
Why is my chest getting bumpy?
What's a period?
Why is my voice acting so funny?
Why do I get pimples?
What's masturbation?
Why am I getting hairy?
Why is mine not like his?
What's a wet dream?
Enough strange and wonderful things happen to all of us during puberty to fill a book. So here is is - the book that answers some of the big questions, and explains some of the big changes. One look at the illustrations will tell you that this is not a dull medical textbook. But it does present the facts of life during puberty, and it presents them with honesty, sympathy and a sense of humour.
Paperback, $14.95. Buy
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