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In 2013, the book was updated and reprinted in two volumes. [citation needed] American Girl published The Care and Keeping of You 1: The Body Book for Younger Girls an edited reprint of the original, and The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls, a sequel intended for older girls.
First published in 1994, It's Perfectly Normal has constantly been updated for the three anniversary editions in 2004, 2009, and 2014. [2] According to Dell'Antonia of The New York Times, Harris, with the purpose of teaching young individuals accurate and resourceful information about sex, had consistently included details of sexual intercourse and the events leading to pregnancy as well as ...
Judy Blume said that she was inspired to write the story following the success of her preceding novel Are You There God?It's Me, Margaret. Given her earlier novel was about a girl entering puberty and making the transition to womanhood, she decided to write one about a boy going through puberty and making a transition to manhood: "I decided it would be interesting to try out life as a twelve ...
Starting puberty significantly early — younger than age 8 in girls, 9 in boys — may have health effects lasting into adulthood, including higher risks of breast cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
In the first three units the programme includes gently introducing sex education to younger children, through puberty and birth, to media images, same-sex relationships and teenage pregnancy. The fourth unit covers puberty and body image in more detail, with a focus on maintaining a healthy mind and body.
Rome lacked the elaborate female puberty rituals of ancient Greece, and for girls, the wedding ceremony was in part a rite of passage for the bride. Girls coming of age dedicated their dolls to Artemis, the goddess most concerned with virginity, or to Aphrodite when they were preparing for marriage. [5]
[9] [10] [11] Puberty that starts earlier than usual is known as precocious puberty, and puberty which starts later than usual is known as delayed puberty. Notable among the morphologic changes in size, shape, composition, and functioning of the pubertal body, is the development of secondary sex characteristics, the "filling in" of the child's ...
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