American Medical Association Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen

ISBN-13: 9780787983437 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 128 str.

Kate Gruenwald Pfeifer

Opis

Becoming a teen is an important milestone in every boy's life. It's even more important to get answers and advice to the most common health issues boys face from a trusted source. The American Medical Association Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen is filled with invaluable advice to get you ready for the changes you will experience during puberty. Learn about these important topics and more:

• Puberty and what kinds of physical and emotional changes you can expect--from your developing body to your feelings about girls
• The importance of eating the right foods and taking care of your body
• Pimples, acne, and how to properly care for your skin
• Your reproductive system--inside and out
• Thinking about relationships and dealing with new feelings

Spis treści

FOREWORD 3

Chapter One: WELCOME TO PUBERTY 6

Chapter Two: EATING, EXERCISE, AND A HEALTHY WEIGHT 16

Chapter Three: YOUR HEIGHT 30

Chapter Four: YOUR SKIN, TEETH, AND HAIR 36

Chapter Five: YOUR REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM INSIDE AND OUT 54

Chapter Six: ERECTIONS, WET DREAMS, AND MASTURBATION 64

Chapter Seven: YOUR FEELINGS 70

Chapter Eight: RELATIONSHIPS 84

Chapter Nine: WHAT ABOUT SEX? 98

FIND OUT MORE! 112

GLOSSARY 116

INDEX 125

O autorze

Amy B. Middleman, MD, MSEd, MPH, is a board–certified Adolescent Medicine specialist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She is a practicing and teaching physician specializing in the care of adolescents at Texas Children′s Hospital. In addition to her Doctor of Medicine degree, she has a Master of Science in Education and a Master of Public Health degree.

Kate Gruenwald Pfeifer, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker. She has a master′s degree in social work from Columbia University as well as a certificate in psychodynamic psychotherapy with children and adolescents from NYU Psychoanalytic Institute.

Blurb

Becoming a teen is an important milestone in every boy′s life. It′s especially important at this time to get answers and advice from a trusted source. The American Medical Association Boy′s Guide to Becoming a Teen is filled with invaluable advice to get you ready for the changes you will experience during puberty. Learn about these important topics and more:

• Puberty and what kinds of physical and emotional changes you can expect from your developing body to your feelings about girls
• The importance of eating the right foods and taking care of your body
• Pimples, acne, and how to properly care for your skin
• Your reproductive system inside and out
• Thinking about relationships and dealing with new feelings

The American Medical Association Boy′s Guide to Becoming a Teen will help you understand the health issues that are of most concern to teenage boys, and will teach you how to be safe, happy, and healthy through these years.