Being a Teen: Everything Teen Girls & Boys Should Know About Relationships, Sex, Love, Health, Identity & More

ISBN-13: 9780812978612 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 288 str.

Jane Fonda

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING GUIDE THAT PARENTS WILL WANT FOR THEIR TEENS

This thorough, concise guide offers straight talk about:

- The male and female body as it changes and matures.
- Teen relationships: what it takes to create happy, supportive, positive, and meaningful connections with family, friends, and others.
- Identity empowerment: how to be authentic and thrive in today's world.
- Sex and sexuality for boys and girls: how teens should take care of their bodies, embrace their experiences, and strengthen self-esteem.
- Strategies for working through the toughest challenges, including bullying, sexual abuse, eating disorders, pregnancy, and more.

Praise for Being a Teen

"A frank and candid resource for adolescents."--People

"Fonda's warmth and love for the teen community is evident."--Publishers Weekly

"Clear, practical, and riveting, Being a Teen cuts away at myth, enhances teens' self-esteem, and arms them with a trove of useful information. Beautifully organized . . . Any parent, teacher, coach, or doctor needs to read this authoritative guide. What a lifesaver for our boys and girls "--William S. Pollack, PhD, author of the international bestseller Real Boys and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School

"Being a Teen should be in the hands of every teen in the world. It is a myth-busting, fact-filled treasure full of life information all teens want and need to know."--Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

"Clear, unflinching, and nonjudgmental . . . a reliable guide to the turbulent physical and social transitions of adolescence."--Michael Kimmel, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, Stony Brook University, and author of Guyland

"A comprehensive, honest, fun-to-read book for today's teenagers. This delightful book will be used again and again."--The Reverend Debra W. Haffner, president, Religious Institute, and author of From Diapers to Dating

"Detailed, accurate and practical . . . an excellent resource."--Paul Kivel, author of Boys Will Be Men

Recenzje

A frank and candid resource for adolescents. People
 
Fonda s warmth and love for the teen community is evident. Publishers Weekly
 
Clear, practical, and riveting, Being a Teen cuts away at myth, enhances teens self-esteem, and arms them with a trove of useful information. Beautifully organized . . . Any parent, teacher, coach, or doctor needs to read this authoritative guide. What a lifesaver for our boys and girls! William S. Pollack, PhD, author of the international bestseller Real Boys and Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School

Being a Teen should be in the hands of every teen in the world. It is a myth-busting, fact-filled treasure full of life information all teens want and need to know. Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Women s Bodies, Women s Wisdom
 
Clear, unflinching, and nonjudgmental . . . a reliable guide to the turbulent physical and social transitions of adolescence. Michael Kimmel, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, Stony Brook University, and author of Guyland
 
A comprehensive, honest, fun-to-read book for today s teenagers. This delightful book will be used again and again. The Reverend Debra W. Haffner, president, Religious Institute, and author of From Diapers to Dating

Detailed, accurate and practical . . . an excellent resource. Paul Kivel, author of Boys Will Be Men

O autorze

Jane Fonda, the Oscar- and Emmy-award winning actor, is the founder of the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential and the Jane Fonda Center for Adolescent Reproductive Health at the Emory University School of Medicine. Though she is also a highly successful producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author, Fonda s passion lies in advocating for young people s health. Fonda also sits on the boards of Women and Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, the Women s Media Center (which she co-founded in 2004), and V-Day. A former UN Goodwill Ambassador, she is a frequent speaker on youth development, child sexual abuse, eating disorders, adolescent reproductive health, and more. She lives in Los Angeles.