Being a Teen

<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER &#149;&#160;AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING GUIDE THAT PARENTS WILL WANT FOR THEIR TEENS</b><br><br>This thorough concise guide offers straight talk about:<br> &#160;<br> &#149; The male and female body as it changes and matures.<br> &#149; Teen relationships: what it takes to create happy supportive positive and meaningful connections with family friends and others.<br> &#149; Identity empowerment: how to be authentic and thrive in today&#146;s world.<br> &#149; Sex and sexuality for boys and girls: how teens should take care of their bodies embrace their experiences and strengthen self-esteem.<br> &#149; Strategies for working through the toughest challenges including bullying sexual abuse eating disorders pregnancy and more.<br> &#160;<br><b>Praise for <i>Being a Teen</i></b><br> &#160;<br>&#147;A frank and candid resource for adolescents.&#148;<b>&#151;<i>People</i></b><br> <b><i>&#160;</i></b><br> &#147;Fonda&#146;s warmth and love for the teen community is evident.&#148;<b>&#151;<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br> <b><i>&#160;</i></b><br> &#147;Clear practical and riveting <i>Being a Teen</i> cuts away at myth enhances teens&#146; self-esteem and arms them with a trove of useful information. Beautifully organized . . . Any parent teacher coach or doctor needs to read this authoritative guide. What a lifesaver for our boys and girls!&#148;<b>&#151;William S. Pollack PhD author of the international bestseller <i>Real Boys</i> and Associate Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School</b><br><br>&#147;<i>Being a Teen</i> should be in the hands of every teen in the world. It is a myth-busting fact-filled treasure full of life information all teens want and need to know.&#148;<b>&#151;Christiane Northrup M.D. <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Women&#146;s Bodies Women&#146;s Wisdom</i></b><br> &#160;<br>&#147;Clear unflinching and nonjudgmental . . . a reliable guide to the turbulent physical and social transitions of adolescence.&#148;<b>&#151;Michael Kimmel Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies Stony Brook University and author of <i>Guyland</i></b><br> <i>&#160;</i><br>&#147;A comprehensive honest fun-to-read book for today&#146;s teenagers. This delightful book will be used again and again.&#148;<b>&#151;The Reverend Debra W. Haffner president Religious Institute and author of<i> From Diapers to Dating</i></b><br><br>&#147;Detailed accurate and practical . . . an excellent resource.&#148;<b>&#151;Paul Kivel author of <i>Boys Will Be Men</i></b>