| Title | : | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Puberty―and Shouldn't Be Googling: For Curious Boys |
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| ISBN | : | 1950587134 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781950587131 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 |
| Publication | : | Published November 24, 2020 |
Facts about developmental changes to tween and teen boys' bodies and brains are spelled out in fun, familiar, boy-speak and illustrated in edgy graphic novel format. So boys 10 and up can learn about health, hygiene, sexuality, and more in a way that's not embarrassing or tedious, but real, engaging, and enlightening. A recurring "Puberty Goggles" feature pokes gentle fun at the way a testosterone-tormented tween views himself and the world around him. The book also explores current hot-button topics from social media and cyberbullying to respecting women.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Puberty―and Shouldn't Be Googling: For Curious Boys Reviews
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Taking the position of being the big brother you can ask anything. Mr. Katz encourages kids to try porn, drugs, alcohol and sex "when they are older." For instance, he recommends waiting to watch porn until the child is "20 or 30" years old. His advice for physical relationships is to be as sexually active as you & your partner feel comfortable with (pg 101.) He mentions waiting to drink alcohol until college or legal drinking age, but doesn't encourage absinence. So already, you may see where your family's values are being honored or ignored by this book.
Mr. Katz's biography appears to consist of children's comic book writing and not mental or physical health, psychiatry, child development, sex education... or even parenting. The fact that he endured puberty seems to be his only qualification. This book offers a single page of internet websites and absolutely no bibliography or other structure to give his opinions backing. (In fact, in his introduction he poo-poos experts and adults as sources of relevant advice.)
Katz makes nods towards accepting homosexuality and bisexuality as normal and mentions consent, feminism and toxic masculinity in passages that are accessible to most readers, but offers nothing more than a sentence or two and no additional information to back up or go beyond his "advice." Also missing are discussions of consequences of classic bad teen judgement.
Does this book have unique illustrations and some good advice? Yes. But there's more words devoted to whether to shave your pubic hair than dangers of sexting and consent.
My vote as a parent of a teen is Robbie Harris or ... just about any other book. -
There were some good points and, considering a prepubescent boy or a pubescent boy, is the audience, the level of detail was probably right. The only thing I didn't love were all the "big man" references. Particularly because he talks about being a feminist, so the language was off putting. There also wasn't as much science as there should have been.
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I read 3 different puberty books for boys today and this was my least favorite. Most of it is ok but I thought it was way too casual about smoking, drugs, and alcohol and some of the jokes were cringe.
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Good for basic information; includes a lot of life advice as well.
