Recommendations for a Sex Ed/Body Changes book for teen boys please :-)

[Ujjayi]

There are loads of these on the market but I would be very grateful for recommendations. My eldest DS is 13 and his body is beginning to change. However, he has a tendency towards autistic type behaviour - not statemented but recognised as consistently demonstrating autistic behaviours (apologies if this is worded clumsily) and is hugely resistant to change. He has said that he does not want to develop and was quite upset earlier this week when he discovered that one of his nipples was swollen (I had explained to him ages ago that this would happen during puberty so he was expecting it but still unhappy).

I suppose what I'm after is quite a fun book - the kind that is written in an upbeat style using language that teens use themselves, as far as possible. We have a very open & honest parent-child bond and would love a book for him that reflects that.

Usbourne do a blue "What's Happening to Me" book available on Amazon and some book shops. I gave my daughter the girls version when she was ten. It mainly covers puberty and touches on sex and contraception, but I'd say if straight forward to understand and has some fun drawings in. I think this book is probably aimed at preteens, my daughter is 12 and still looks at this though - I think for re-assurance that things are happening roughly when they should be!

If your son has been going to a primary and then secondary school, it may be that they've covered most things (although always good to discuss and support at home) During Years 5 and 6 my daughter's primary school covered puberty and basic sex education. During Year 7, they looked at how the whole reproductive system works for both sexes, when a lady is most likely to get pregnant, even about boys getting erections and girls getting periods and protection needed, so he's probably aware of many changes that will happen.

Hi Madmog. Thanks for the reply & I will check out the recommendation.

He has had school based sex ed (& chats with me) since around yr5 (now in Y9). I think it would be good for him to have something less formal - a more "in this together " approach so that it all seems less scary