Lynda Madaras Livres

Focusing on the emotional and physical changes during puberty, this updated journal/workbook addresses common concerns faced by teen and pre-teen girls. It offers insights into navigating relationships, self-expression, and peer pressure, along with practical tools like quizzes, exercises, and relatable stories from other kids. This engaging resource aims to empower young girls to understand and manage their feelings during a pivotal time in their lives.

Written by a professional educator and her daughter, "¿Qué pasa en mi cuerpo? El libro para muchachas" offers direct advice on body changes, growth spurts, breast development, menstruation, and more. It addresses romantic feelings, puberty, and includes information on eating disorders and sexual health. A must-read for girls aged ten and up.

This informative guide addresses the physical and emotional changes boys experience during puberty. It provides clear explanations about bodily transformations, including growth spurts and hormonal changes, while also discussing feelings and social dynamics. The book aims to empower boys with knowledge, helping them navigate this transitional phase with confidence and understanding. Engaging illustrations and relatable scenarios enhance the learning experience, making it a valuable resource for pre-teens facing these challenges.

Everything preteen and teen girls need to know about their changing bodies and feelings Written by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to-earth style, The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls gives sensitive straight talk on: the body's changing size and shape; the growth spurt; breast development; the reproductive organs; the menstrual cycle; body hair; diet and exercise; romantic and sexual feelings; and puberty in the opposite sex. It also includes information on anorexia and bulimia, sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and birth control. Featuring detailed illustrations and real-life stories throughout, plus an introduction for parents and a helpful resource section, this bestselling growing-up guide is an essential puberty education and health book for all girls ages 10 and up. Selected as a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association.

Everything preteen and teen boys need to know about their changing bodies and feelingsWritten by an experienced educator and her daughter in a reassuring and down-to earth style, The What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys gives sensitive straight talk on: the body's changing size and shape;

Responding to real-life questions and concerns from younger boys about their changing bodies, this title covers a range of topics that's just right for them: the growth of sex organs, body hair, and facial hair; weight and height spurts; the unwelcome appearance of acne and body odour; shaving; circumcision; and, erections and ejaculations.

THE BESTSELLING GROWING-UP GUIDE FOR PRETEENS AND TEENS Why is my voice changing? When will I get hair on my face? Is this normal? This fact-filled journal and activity book makes it fun for boys to find answers to their many questions about the physical and emotional changes that accompany puberty. With quizzes, checklists, games,and illustrations throughout, My Body, My Self for Boys also includes journal pages and lots of personal stories addressing boys’ concerns, experiences, and feelings during this new stage of their lives.

Ready, Set, Grow! Young girls before the onset of puberty have a curiosity about their soon-to-be changing bodies that needs addressing in a simpler way than for their older sisters. In Madaras’s proven, trust-worthy, friendly voice and style, this entirely new book now brings them the same kind of thoughtful, down-to-earth information—but at a reading and comprehension level that’s just right for them. Responding throughout to real life questions and observations from younger girls, Madaras explores the changes that are happening, or about to happen, to them, including: the development of breasts, body hair, and body fat; the changes in their reproductive organs, both inside and out;their first period and all the complex feelings surrounding it; the unwelcome appearance of acne and new body odors; and, perhaps most important, how to respect and celebrate their unique bodies,even when the outside world is not always so accepting. Lively cartoon drawings throughout make the book not only helpful,but fun to read, too.

Poradniki z serii Co się dzieje z moim ciałem, poświęcone problemom dojrzewania, zdobyły uznanie czytelnik�w na całym świecie swym jasnym i przystępnym stylem popartym rzetelną wiedzą. Książka dla dziewcząt i rodzic�w w samych tylko Stanach Zjednoczonych rozeszła się w ponad p�łmilionowym nakładzie. Amerykańskie Stowarzyszenie Bibliotek przyznało jej tytuł ?najlepszej książki dla młodzieży'. Autorki, Lynda i Area Madaras, szczerze i rzeczowo piszą o dojrzewaniu płciowym oraz towarzyszących mu zmianach fizycznych i emocjonalnych - o narządach płciowych, cyklu miesiączkowym, piersiach, owłosieniu, masturbacji, hormonach, pierwszych miłościach. Posługują się anegdotami, szczeg�łowymi ilustracjami, tabelami i wykresami, aby dokładnie opisać problemy, z jakimi spotykają się dojrzewające dziewczęta i ich rodzice. Oferują praktyczne porady i zrozumiałe definicje poparte historiami wziętymi z życia. W odpowiedzi na tysiące list�w od czytelniczek z całego świata, autorki dołączyły do tego wydania książki informacje o anoreksji i bulimii, właściwej diecie, typach budowy ciała, ćwiczeniach fizycznych i molestowaniu seksualnym. Książka dla dziewcząt i rodzic�w jest poradnikiem zwięzłym i przejrzystym. M�wi o problemach młodych czytelniczek tonem bezpośrednim, ale nie bez wrażliwości, opisuje je dogłębnie, choć daleka jest od nużącej drobiazgowości. Poprzednie polskie wydanie poradnika było książką zalecaną do szk�ł przez Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej. Książki Lyndy i Arei Madaras cieszą się tak dużym zainteresowaniem, że najnowsze - w nowej szacie graficznej i nawiązujące do poradnik�w dla młodszych dziewcząt i chłopc�w - to już IV wydanie!