The Care and Keeping of You 1 (American Girl) by Cara Natterson
Inside: A book for young girls about puberty and growing up.
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About this book
The Care and Keeping of You 1 by Cara Natterson is an American Girl book that tells younger girls about the changes that will soon be happening to their body i.e. it is for girls who have yet to start puberty.
This book tells younger girls about the changes that will soon be happening and how they need to care for their changing body, from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bras, periods to pimples, and everything in between.
Sexual intercourse is NOT talked about in this book.
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Ideal ages
The Care and Keeping of You 1 (American Girl) by Cara Natterson is ideal for children between the ages of 8 - 10 years of age.
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You can buy a copy of The Care and Keeping of You 1 (American Girl) by Cara Natterson from Amazon or Book Depository.
You can find more books like this in my extensive list of Sex Education Books for Children.
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Resources
My mission is to create resources that will help you to naturally talk to your kids about sex, all while respecting your personal values.
Which means that inside this website, you'll find lots of resources to help you with talking to your child about love, sex, relationships and growing up.
My Sex Education 101 page includes all of the information on sex education. You'll find lots of different blogposts to help with getting started, on a wide range of different topics.
My Puberty 101 page includes all of the information on puberty. You'll find lots of different blogposts to help with talking to your child about growing up.
You'll find videos about sex ed in my Sex Education Videos resource page that you can watch with your child or to learn more about sex education yourself.
You’ll also find an extensive range of sex education books for children, for kids of all ages. There's even some books in there for parents!
If you're looking for some ideas on how to talk to your child about bodies, Let's Talk About Bodies, will help you to start naming the private body parts and to have shame-free conversations with them about bodies. It is filled with lots of different ideas on how to have natural converasations with your child about their body.
You'll also find some child friendly anatomically-correct cartoon illustrations of the genitals and internal reproductive organs that are appropriate for children from the age of 3 and up. Let's Look at Different Body Parts is a printable that will help take the awkward out of talking to your child about their body, so they grow up feeling educated, confident, and comfortable in their own skin.
If you're worried that talking to your child about bodies might lead to questions about sex, then you can relax. Let's Talk About Sex, will help you to explain sexual intercourse to your child in a way they will understand. It breaks sex down into simple steps that take the stress out of explaining!
If your're unsure about how to answer your child's questions about sex, then The Sex Education Answer Book will give you age-specific answers to the most common questions kid's ask parents about sex. Which means you don't need to worry about finding a child-friendly explanation that your child understands.
About the Author Cath Hakanson
I'm Cath, a sex educator living in Australia with my husband and 2 kids. I help parents to talk about sex (with less cringe and more confidence) and empower their child to make smart sexual decisions. To find a better way to talk about sex, you can join my community of parents and visit my shop for helpful resources.
