Top Ten Puberty Parenting Books
By: Konika Ray Wong, M.Ed
Navigating modern puberty is dramatically different. Puberty now starts earlier, lasts longer, and intertwines with technology in unimaginable ways. Luckily, there are new resources that we didn’t have when we grew up.
Here are our top ten book recommendations for parents with children ages 7 and up. While some of these books refer to teenagers, the information is relevant to tweens and younger kids as well. It is also helpful to proactively read the content geared to parents of teenagers so that you can frame your mindset early on.
The books are listed in no particular order.
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents By: Lisa Damour, PhD.
Untangled - Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions in to Adulthood By: Lisa Damour, PhD.
Under Pressure - Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls By: Lisa Damour, PhD.
Growing Up in Public - Coming of Age in a Digital World By: Devorah Heitner, PhD.
Cinderella Ate My Daughter - Dispatches From The Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture By: Peggy Orenstein
Mindset - A New Psychology of Success By: Carol Dweck, PhD.
This is so Awkward - Modern Puberty Explained By: Cara Natterson, MD & Vanessa Kroll Bennett
Diet-Proof Your Daughter - A Mother’s Guide to Raising Girls Who Have Happy, Healthy Relationships with Food and Body By: Amelia Sherry, MPH, RD
Sex Positive Talks to Have with Kids - A Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy, Informed, Empowered Young People By: Melissa Pintor Carnagey, LBSW
The Perfection Trap - Embracing the Power of Good Enough By: Thomas Curran
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