Feminism: chat
Sensible book on puberty for a 13 year old boy?
TheRaisinGirls · 03/10/2021 07:46
My DS is 13 - young for his age and year, but being exposed to all sorts of sexist chat and attitudes via his friends. Enough material for a whole other thread but I digress.
Anyway, I'm noticing loads of really great looking books aimed at girls appearing on the market (which I plan to buy for my younger dds). Other than a book I bought him at primary school ("What's happening to me?"), though, I can't see anything for boys.
What I'd really like to find is a book that looks at:
- puberty (with no gender nonsense)
- being respectful to girls / discussion of misogyny (hence posting in this topic)
- porn (which I'm sadly beginning to think is unavoidable) with the above in mind
Can anyone help?
Letmedowneasy · 03/10/2021 08:53
I've had a similar problem as well, my DS is coming up 14 abs days very little about the chat at school so I'm not sure what he is facing or experiencing but I want him prepared.
I have just given up How to Grow Up by Dr Ranj Singh, it's definitely aimed at the younger teenage market but it's directed at boys and covers a wide range of topics in sensible way so I think it's a great first book into navigating the teen years.
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