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 enlarge | Author: Robie H. Harris
Creator: Michael Emberley
Publisher: Candlewick
Category: Book
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $7.20
You Save: $5.79 (45%)
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Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 2454
Media: Paperback
Edition: 10 Upd Anv
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 96
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 0763624330
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.9071
UPC: 732483004335
EAN: 9780763624330
ASIN: 0763624330
Publication Date: July 22, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 So, it's embarrasing... get over it! April 10, 2008
J. Gall (Cali)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the perfect book for a parent wishing to be completely open & honest about sex with their child. Yes, the cartoonish images are very graphic, but this book is not meant to be just handed over to your child. 'It's Perfectly Normal' talks about puberty, good hygeine, new feelings, masturbation, sexual intercourse, birth control (including abstinence!), peer pressure, STD's, homosexuality, & sexual abuse. If you would rather have your child find all this out on their own, whether it be from friends or by experimentation, than don't bother. I, myself, would prefer that my children learn about all this from me. When my 11 yr old asked me last week what a condom was (because she heard about them from a friend), I couldn't get to a bookstore quick enough for this book. I had no idea where to start without making both of us feel awkward & this book saved the day! Wake up folks! Your child is going to find out all about everything in this book... do you want them to have the right info & be able to sit & talk about it, or do you want them to find out on their own & be mis-informed? I can guarantee you that your relationship with your child will be better off if you're open & honest. In the end, your child will know they can come to you with anything & get an honest answer.
Outstanding for those of us who live in the real world April 9, 2008
Real mom
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Kids start to ask questions about sex at a young age. A great book for the littler kids is "Hair in Funny Places." When they are ready for the next level up, you can't find a better book than It's Perfectly Normal.
Some reviews think this book is inappropriate unless your kids are teens. Did you know that studies show 13% of females and 15% of males aged 15-19 in 2002 had already had intercourse for the first time before age 15? An NBC News poll reports 14% of 13 to 14 year-olds are already sexually active. Not my kid, you say? Better safe than sorry, experts reply. Waiting until your kids are teens could be too late.
My child is 8. He's started asking questions that go beyond how babies are made. This book is an outstanding resource. I don't just hand it to him, it's a supervised, interactive conversation and he only reads what he's drawn to - I never push more information than he wants and he always puts it down when he's had enough.
When sticky subjects come up, this book is where I go to have a conversation with him...it reduces my embarrassment and helps him understand what I'm saying w/o opportunity for miscommunication.
If you live in the real world, you need this book for your kids. Or you can hide your head in the sand...and wait for a Juno situation in your family.
Answers the Question you never wanted them to ask! March 29, 2008
MsMissa (St. Louis,MO)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is full of information for both boys and girls and while my sons chuckled when I first gave it to them the book is well worn and they have answers to the questions I never wanted them to ask. I dont recommend it for children under the age of 10 or you will wind up with more question than answers. Some of the drawings were a bit much but truthful. Overall I think all "tweens" would benifit from this book. It is straight to the point and answers question they might not want to ask an adult or that an adult might not want to answer.
I've got 2 copies March 21, 2008
Denise Punger MD IBCLC (Port Saint Lucie, Fl United States)
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
My oldest son says he read the book, It's Perfectly Normal" by Robbie Harris the first night it arrived. He seemed very interested in it. It covers far more topics than the "changing body." Sexual orientation, birth control, HIV, and abortion are all covered. The cartoons are detailed. While I would have been happy with a book to just explain hairy armpits and erections and not necessarily all the other topics, I am glad we have the book in the house. I am leaving it on the book shelf so they can access it anytime. I have also clipped a few articles of particular interest and let my sons know I tucked it in the book for whenever they want to read it.
I ended up with two copies of the book. I put one in my waiting room at the office. As a physician I feel its my repsonsibility to lead parents in the right direction with their pre-adolescents. I have had a few comments from parents about the graphic contents. They way I see it is, if my 9 and 11 yo are talking about "gay" and "desire" and "man boobs" and "penis'" etc..., they need to have access to factul information.
I liked how it discussed the realistic problems with sex including pregnancy and infection. My boys watch lots of movies and they need to know its not all glamour.
A wonderful teaching tool January 10, 2008
P. J. Milburn (Massachusetts)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've used this book as the text for a 5th-grade Sunday School course in sexuality. And, I've used it to teach both my son and daughter, now ages 19 and 16. The book is perfect for kids who are below the age of consent, but are beginning to experience puberty and be aware of changes in their own bodies and those of their peers. The graphics are line drawings; there is no photography. The book does a good job of illustrating a wide range of body types of both young and old people, which is great for kids who may be worried that "normal" people look like TV and movie stars.
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