Growing into You!

An Inclusive, Shame-Busting, Get-Real Guide to Your Changing Body and Mind

Melissa Pintor Carnagey, Brianna Gilmartin (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2025
Quirk Books (Verlag)
978-1-68369-431-1 (ISBN)

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According to Melissa Pintor Carnagey, being a sex positive family means that honest conversations and education about these topics are treated as a healthy part of growing up. Growing Into You! sets that foundation, and offers icebreaker ideas for bringing up tricky conversations with caregivers.

This valuable resource for families aims to change the conversation around puberty, from a trailblazer in sexual health education and the founder of the popular Sex Positive Families online platform. Body hair. Changing friendships. Weird fluids. The tween years can be awkward and confusing--but with enough information and an open mind, you can thrive! Growing Into You! is packed with essential guidance like: How to ditch comparison and embrace your unique puberty journey. Tips for taking care of both your physical and mental health. Shame-free basics about bodily autonomy, consent, and exploring your own body. Period care and ways to support the menstruating people in your life. By the founder of Sex Positive Families, a groundbreaking online education platform dedicated to shame-free conversations around bodies and sexuality, Growing Into You! is an inclusive primer that invites you to learn more about your changing body and build empathy for experiences you might not have yourself with creative content like: Conversation prompts to share with trusted caregivers and peers. Journal prompts for self-reflection. Illustrations that represent a diverse range of bodies and experiences Q&As on puberty, gender identity, and more. QR codes/bitly links to watch short videos. After all, growing into you is a journey--so it's time to embrace curiosity, ask questions, and treat your body with respect and care!

Melissa Pintor Carnagey, LBSW (she/they) is a Black, Puerto Rican, and Mexican sexuality educator and licensed social worker who believes that all children deserve holistic, comprehensive, and shame-free sexuality education. Her professional experience spans 15 years in the field of sexual health. She is the creator of the Growing Into You! virtual puberty education program, and is based out of Austin, Texas.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.5.2025
Zusatzinfo	Colour Throughout
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 224 mm
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik
ISBN-10	1-68369-431-7 / 1683694317
ISBN-13	978-1-68369-431-1 / 9781683694311
Zustand	Neuware