When Boys and Girls Become Men and Women by Jorg Muller and Dagmar Geisler

Book Review

A short overview of this book

When Boys and Girls Become Men and Women by Jorg Muller and Dagmar Geisler is a German puberty and sex education book that is straightforward and refreshingly direct.

I have a soft spot for European books as they take a very matter-of-fact approach to explaining sex and growing up.

This book is very comprehensive and discusses a lot of different topics, including:

  • What Girls Want to Know About Boys
  • What Boys Want to Know About Girls
  • Girls and Boys Grow Up
  • Good Personal Hygiene
  • Love—and What It Entails
  • What Happens During Sexual Intercourse
  • Sex, Pregnancy, and Contraception
  • Even Healthy People Should Go to the Doctor
  • Pregnancy—From a Cell to a Whole Person
  • A Baby Enters the World

I guess you could liken this to be a European version of the big Robie Harris sex education books.

You can learn more on this page, about how to talk to kids about sex education

Ideal Age

Ideal for children aged 8 to 12 years.

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