"What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Sons

ISBN-10: 1557044430

ISBN-13: 9781557044433

Edition: 3rd 2000 (Reprint)

Authors: Lynda Madaras, Area Madaras, Simon Sullivan, Jackie Aher

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Everything a young man needs to know about his changing body and the new feelings that appear with puberty. With illustrations, anecdotes, & real-life stories, this is a comprehensive guide to puberty for boys aged 10-15 years.

Book details

List price: $12.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Newmarket Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Lynda Madarasis the author of 12 books on health, child care, and parenting. For more than 25 years, she taught puberty and health education in California schools, and she has appeared onOprah,CNN,PBS, and theTodayshow. Area Madaraswas just 11 years old when she assisted her mother on their first book. Now a communications consultant and mother of two, she lives in California and continues to assist her mother with the series.

List of Illustrations	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction for Parents: Why I Wrote This Book	p. xv
Addendum to the Third Edition	p. xxx
Puberty	p. 1
Sex	p. 4
The Male Sex Organs	p. 7
Box: Circumcision	p. 9
The Female Sex Organs	p. 11
Sexual Intercourse	p. 13
Making Babies	p. 15
Sperm and Ejaculation	p. 16
Ovum and Ovulation	p. 19
Fertilization, Pregnancy, and Birth	p. 19
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know...	p. 21
Box: Twins, Siamese Twins, Triplets...	p. 22
Reading This Book	p. 26
Beginning Changes and the Stages of Puberty	p. 27
Starting Early, Starting Late	p. 28
Developing Quickly, Developing Slowly	p. 29
First Changes	p. 30
Measuring Testicle Size	p. 30
Public Hair	p. 31
Box: Hanging Low, Keeping Cool	p. 33
The Stages of Puberty	p. 35
Five Stages of Genital Growth and Development	p. 36
Childhood	p. 36
Testicles and Scrotum Enlarge	p. 36
The Penis Grows Longer	p. 38
The Penis Grows Wider	p. 38
Adult Stage	p. 39
Five Stages of Public Hair Growth	p. 39
Childhood	p. 41
First Public Hairs Appear	p. 41
Growth Continues	p. 41
Almost Adult	p. 41
Adult	p. 41
Feelings About Puberty	p. 42
Am I Normal?	p. 44
An Owner's Guide to the Sex Organs: What's Normal? What's Not?	p. 47
Penis Size	p. 48
The Long and Short of It	p. 48
About Average	p. 49
Myths About Penis Size	p. 50
Box: Measuring Up	p. 51
Box: Make your penis longer and thicker...	p. 53
The Penis: Circumcised and Uncircumcised	p. 54
Box: Circumcision--Why?	p. 56
The Uncircumcised Penis	p. 57
Stages of Foreskin Retraction in Uncircumcised Males	p. 58
Box: Hanging Onto Your Foreskin	p. 61
The Anatomy of the Foreskin	p. 62
The Circumcised Penis	p. 64
Other Variations in the Penis	p. 66
Box: Care of Your Sex Organs	p. 68
The Scrotum	p. 69
The Raphe	p. 69
"Empty" Scrotum: Absent, Undescended, and Retractile Testicles	p. 69
The Puberty Growth Spurt	p. 73
The Height Spurt	p. 74
How Tall Will I Be?	p. 75
Tall Tales and Short Stories	p. 76
Box: Pills That Make You Taller???	p. 79
Feet First	p. 80
The Weight Spurt	p. 80
Box: Growing Pains and Scoliosis	p. 81
Your Changing Shape	p. 82
The Strength Spurt	p. 84
Basic Body Types	p. 85
Box: Steroids	p. 87
Weight Training	p. 87
Taking Care of Your Body	p. 88
Eating Right and Exercising	p. 88
Box: What Counts As One Serving?	p. 91
Exercise	p. 92
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs	p. 93
Feeling Good About Your Body	p. 94
Pimples, Perspiration, Body Hair, Shaving, and Other Changes	p. 97
Underarm and Body Hair	p. 98
A Hairy Question	p. 98
Facial Hair	p. 99
Shaving	p. 100
Box: Does It Really Grow Back Thicker and Darker?	p. 102
Razors and Shavers: A Buyer's Guide	p. 102
Shaving Tips: Blade Razors	p. 103
Shaving Tips: Electric Shavers	p. 104
Perspiration and Body Odor	p. 105
Dealing with Perspiration and Body Odor	p. 106
Deodorants and Antiperspirants	p. 107
Pimples and Acne	p. 108
What Causes Acne?	p. 108
Treatment	p. 111
Over-the-Counter Treatments	p. 111
Box: Acne and Food	p. 112
Box: Special Skin Concerns for African-Americans	p. 113
Medical Treatment	p. 114
Voice Changes	p. 115
Breast Changes	p. 117
Box: The Upside of Puberty	p. 118
Changes In the Male Reproductive Organs: Erections, Sperm, and Ejaculations	p. 121
Erections	p. 122
Box: Don't Take Our Word for It!	p. 122
The Inside Story	p. 123
Is Mine Normal?	p. 124
Getting Soft Again	p. 127
The Male Reproductive Organs	p. 127
Sperm Factories: The Testicles	p. 129
Box: There's Another Name for It	p. 130
Sperm Storage and Transportation: The Sperm Ducts	p. 131
Box: Testosterone	p. 131
Sperm Plus Prostate and Seminal Fluids Equals Semen	p. 133
Tubes, Tubes, and More Tubes	p. 133
Box: Gatorade for Sperm	p. 134
Ejaculation	p. 135
Emission	p. 135
Expulsion	p. 137
Pre-Ejaculatory Fluid	p. 138
The First Ejaculation	p. 138
The Male Reproductive Organs: Health Issues	p. 140
Cancer of the Testicles and TSE	p. 140
Pain in the Testicles	p. 143
Box: Jockstraps and Other Athletic Supporters	p. 144
Spontaneous Erections, Orgasms, Masturbation, and Wet Dreams	p. 147
Spontaneous Erections	p. 148
Box: Coping with Erections	p. 149
Orgasm	p. 150
The Male Sexual Response	p. 151
Masturbation	p. 153
You Don't See Any Blind, Crazy Morons Around Here, Do Ya?	p. 154
Sexual Fantasies	p. 157
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)	p. 158
Wet Dreams	p. 161
Girls and Puberty	p. 165
Similarities and Differences	p. 165
The First Changes	p. 167
Breasts	p. 167
Feelings About Developing Breasts	p. 168
Bras	p. 168
The Stages of Puberty	p. 169
The Growth Spurt	p. 173
Changing Shape	p. 173
Body Hair, Perspiration, Pimples, and Other Changes	p. 173
The Sex Organs	p. 174
Masturbation	p. 174
The Hymen	p. 175
The Vagina, Uterus, Ovaries, and Uterine Tubes	p. 176
Ovulation	p. 177
Menstruation	p. 178
The Menstrual Cycle	p. 181
Hormones	p. 183
Menstrual Cramps	p. 184
Other Menstrual Changes and PMS	p. 184
Romantic and Sexual Feelings	p. 187
"Just Friends"	p. 188
Crushes	p. 190
Homosexual Feelings	p. 192
Dating	p. 195
Falling in Love	p. 199
Making Decisions About How to Handle Your Romantic and Sexual Feelings	p. 200
Box: Birth Control	p. 204
Sexuality: Feeling Private/Feeling Guilty	p. 206
Box: AIDS and Other STDs	p. 207
Feeling Private	p. 208
Feeling Guilty	p. 208
Sexual Crimes	p. 212
Rape	p. 212
Child Sexual Abuse	p. 213
A Few Final Words	p. 216
Resource Section	p. 223
A Note About the Internet	p. 223
Birth Control, AIDS, and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)	p. 224
Circumcision	p. 225
Counseling and Therapy	p. 226
Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, and Overeating	p. 227
Gay and Lesbian Youth	p. 228
Resources for Parents and Teachers	p. 229
Sexual Harassment and Abuse	p. 231
Index	p. 233
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