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By Mandie Caroll
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Encouraging, body-positive guide for older girls.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 10+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Read
What's the Story?
After an introduction from the author, CELEBRATE YOUR BODY 2: THE ULTIMATE BOOK FOR PRETEEN AND TEEN GIRLS previews the major changes that happen in puberty from a whole-body and whole-life perspective. The following chapters employ a comforting, reassuring tone with a body-positive focus as they cover topics like hair, skin, and body care, body shape and height changes, breast growth and finding your perfect bra (if you want one), your vulva and internal parts, menstruation, brain development (including emotions and tech use), mindfulness, how to navigate friendships and relationships (romantic and otherwise), and sex and sexuality (reproduction, masturbation, consent). End pages offer resources lists for teens and adults, a reference list and an index.
Is It Any Good?
This informative, kindhearted guide has almost everything a great puberty book should cover. Written by two knowledgeable doctors and moms, Celebrate Your Body 2: The Ultimate Book for Preteen and Teen Girls features content missing from the first book (purpose of the clitoris, masturbation, romantic feelings, and sex) and delivers unexpected but important ideas about the developing brain and technology use. Parents will appreciate the warm, supportive approach and accurate information, while girls will appreciate the body-positive language and the candid, detailed discussions about menstrual products, masturbation, sex, consent, and dealing with the intense emotions of puberty.
Some parents and teens may find the section on reproduction to be uncomfortably heteronormative. Sex between a man and a woman is described as the way babies are made, which excludes same gender and single parents who used reproductive assistance to create families. It also ignores the fact that people of all genders can and do choose to get pregnant or contribute sperm to the effort. Still, this is an excellent resource on puberty and sexuality for older tween and teen girls. Highly recommend.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the idea in Celebrate Your Body 2 that there is no ideal body weight for a person. What does the book say about weight gain and puberty? How does that fit with your ideas about body size and shape?
What was the overall message about technology use and the teenage brain? Did you realize anything about your own tech use and time spent on social media? How can your family support you goals around tech use?
Sex and sexuality are covered in this book, but it can be awkward to talk to parents about these issues if you have more questions. How do you feel about talking to your family about sex? Who are some other trusted adults you can go to about this topic?
Book Details
- Authors :
- Illustrator : Cait Brennan
- Genre : Body Awareness
- Topics : Activism , Adventures , Friendship , School ( Middle School )
- Book type : Non-Fiction
- Publisher : Rockridge Press
- Publication date : November 19, 2019
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 10 - 18
- Number of pages : 188
- Available on : Paperback, Audiobook (unabridged), Kindle
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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