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Book to educate DD10 on sex?

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mnlkjpo24 · 18/02/2024 07:17

I'm looking for an educationally informative but not explicit book for DD10 who has been asking the birds and the bees questions.

Recommendations appreciated!

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Theedgeoftheabyss · 18/02/2024 07:18

Yikes. That's old! It's called sex for starters! Not the birds and bees. Usborne do good books. Ask at the local library? Dr Raj does a good book on puberty etc.

Aydel · 18/02/2024 07:19

Mine had one called something like the girls rough guide to growing up.

mnlkjpo24 · 18/02/2024 09:53

Theedgeoftheabyss · 18/02/2024 07:18

Yikes. That's old! It's called sex for starters! Not the birds and bees. Usborne do good books. Ask at the local library? Dr Raj does a good book on puberty etc.

That made me laugh because I'm quite young, lol! I didn't call it just sex because DD's questions have been about far more than that.

Thanks for your suggestions

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mnlkjpo24 · 18/02/2024 09:53

Aydel · 18/02/2024 07:19

Mine had one called something like the girls rough guide to growing up.

Great, I'll look this one up now! Thank you

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CadyEastman · 18/02/2024 22:31

We went with What's Happening to Me? which is recommended from age 9.

A Mighty Girl has some more recommendations here.

And I'd really recommend getting her a period starter kit. I've known more than one girl start their periods at age 9.

We got the Hey Girls! one.

TedWilson · 18/02/2024 22:37

The Dr Emily book is good (Peter Andres wife)

Hoplolly · 18/02/2024 22:42

Surely they've covered this in school by now?

TedWilson · 18/02/2024 22:57

@Hoplolly they don't cover it in school until towards the end of year 6 meaning some are coming up to 12. Plus if they are the type who really don't want to know stuff like this they won't go looking for it! I had to sit my daughter down and tell her before they had the talk at school because I wanted her to hear it from me first even though I'm a big believer in if you ask me I'll tell you and not forcing things. But I didn't want her to be the only one in the class not already knowing when they had the talk!

stardust40 · 18/02/2024 23:25

At our school we teach periods in year 4 In RHSE and reproduction during science in year 5.... I thought this was the norm nowadays!

Hoplolly · 19/02/2024 07:30

Wow ours did it in Year 4 @TedWilson!

IWishIWasABaller · 19/02/2024 07:38

She is very late finding out the facts, as others said most schools would have covered a lot of it in school already. Especially with girls hitting puberty and getting their periods a lot earlier these days. Lots of good books on Amazon if advise having a peek at the reviews and you can usually get the jist of what is covered in the book there

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