A Guide to Growing Up: Honest conversations about puberty, sex and God

by Sarah Smith, Alex Webb-Peploe (Illustrator)

Overview

A Guide to Growing Up is an engaging, clear, and helpful guide for young people that shines God's light into the topics of puberty, bodies and sex.

It is profoundly positive; about sex, about self, about faith, about relationships, love, boundaries, pleasure, choices - about all the sorts of things that could possibly matter when it comes to growing up. Full of distinctive illustrations that grab the attention, conversations with young people and detailed chapters on hot topics, such as masturbation and same-sex attraction; A Guide to Growing Up is an invaluable tool to support parents in talking to their children, and an essential guide in any young person's journey - a guide they can go back to time and again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857217974
Publisher:	Monarch Books
Publication date:	08/18/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	15 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Sarah Smith is the CEO of acet UK, a Christian charity delivering relationships and sex education in secondary schools and providing training to youth workers, teachers and parents. She lives in London, and is a well known speaker throughout the United Kingdon. She is the author of A Guide to Growing Up: Honest Conversations About Puberty, Sex and God.

Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword 7
A Note to Parents/Carers 9
From Me to You 11
Introduction 15
Part 1: Your Body is Amazing
Chapter 1: The Amazing You 22
Chapter 2: Boys are Wonderfully Made 28
Chapter 3: Girls are Wonderfully Made 32
Part 2: Time to Change
Chapter 4: Puberty – The Journey from Childhood to Adulthood 38
Chapter 5: Puberty and the Skin You’re In 44
Chapter 6: Puberty – The Boy’s Journey 50
Chapter 7: Spectacular Sperm Adventures 56
Chapter 8: Puberty – The Girl’s Journey 62
Chapter 9: Excellent Egg Adventures 68
Part 3: Sexual Feelings, Sex,and Attraction
Chapter 10: Masturbation – A Personal Curiosity 78
Chapter 11: What is Sex? 82
Chapter 12: Bodies and Sex on Screen 88
Chapter 13: All Sorts of Attractions 94
Chapter 14: Same-sex Attraction and the Bible 100
Part 4: Our Bodies are Precious
Chapter 15: Body Boundaries 108
Chapter 16: When Body Boundaries are Crossed 114
Part 5: Honouring Others and Honouring God
Chapter 17: How We Treat Each Other 120
Chapter 18: Being Strong and Courageous 126
Part 6: New Life
Chapter 19: Making Babies – How an Egg and a Sperm
Get Together 132
Chapter 20: Making Babies – From Pregnancy to the
Grand Entry 136
Chapter 21: Not Making Babies – What is Contraception? 142
Chapter 22: A Big Question – When Does Life Begin? 148
Part 7: Handle with Care
Chapter 23: Sexually Transmitted Infections 156
Chapter 24: HIV and AIDS 160
Chapter 25: The Human Body – Handle with Care 166
Final Words 171
Further Support 175
Acknowledgments 176

Editorial Reviews

Designed to help young people understand what the Bible says about sexual relationships and why.

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