Some resources for teaching kids about puberty

Here are some books and online resources about puberty and sexual health for parents and children:

BOOKS:
“The New Speaking of Sex: What Your Children Need to Know and When They Need to Know It” by Meg Hickling

“Boys, Girls & Body Science: A First Book About Facts of Life” by Meg Hickling

“What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Girls” by Lynda Madaras and Area Madaras

“What’s Happening to My Body? Book for Boys” by Lynda Madaras and Area Madaras

“It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health” by Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley

ONLINE:
“What’s Happening to My Baby? Puberty and Sexuality” by Dr Megan Harrison: www.cheo.on.ca/uploads/Puberty2.pdf

Canadian Paediatric Society: www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/information_for_boys_about_puberty and www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/information_for_girls_about_puberty

Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada: www.sexualityandyou.ca

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