American Medical Association Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen Paperback – May 26, 2006

I bought this for my son before he entered into Physical/Health Education, just so he wouldn't be embarrassed. I wanted him to learn about what not only he would be going through at this age of transition but also what the girls in his class would be going through (change wise/hormones) so that he can be sensitive to their changes as well as his own. I purchased this one for boys and I purchased the exact same book for Teen girls. They took it on a very PG level. nothing too straight forward or raunchy. Very tasteful explanation of becoming a teen.

Love this book. Great for icebreaker conversation with my son.

This book is highly informative, but I will give it to my sons along with some further guidance. A very specific book about physical changes as well as sexual encounters and masturbation. The discussion about masturbation tries to counter any old scare tactics that masturbation will have negative physical repercussions. Okay, I'm listening. However, I feel the authors set the bar rather low by saying that you can practically never masturbate too much - the one caveat being if you find that you don't have time for doing things with friends and going out like you used to. Well, medically this might be good advice, but I think if the only things on your calendar are going out with friends and masturbating, you might want to look at your priorities. So, when my kids, who are not quite at puberty, are ready for this book, we'll be there as parents to discuss with them our own experiences with and thoughts around healthy sexuality and the pros/cons of masturbation. For now, we have given them "The Boy's Body Book" which is geared for a little bit younger crowd, and helps answer a lot of the questions they have about what changes will happen to them during puberty.

I bought this for my 13 year old son. He has had many talks before getting this book about his body, girls, etc. This book filled in the holes of things we missed and allowed him to explore the information (given in text book format) and ask questions. He read it in one night. There is a section on masturbation and it does mention it as something that can be done with your body. It also mentions that ones religious beliefs may effect how one feels about masturbating and to talk to your parents about what would be best for your beliefs. I thought this was a great way to segway into an older child's autonomy. Pictures throughout the book are appropriate for the age. I'm very conservative in my beliefs and what I expose my children to. This book was a perfect segway into the teen years.

I am a mom of an 11 year old and after he came home telling me some of the stuff he "heard" at school, we had the talk. I then purchased this book and told him to read it at his own pace and come to me with questions. It covers ALOT of stuff and I woudl definitely have parents read it FIRST before they just hand it over to their son because it talks about lots of subjects so you dont want to be unaware. It is very helpful though to let your son read it at his own pace and if HE becomes uncomfortabel HE can stop but then he also knows if he's confused he can coem to you and you cna discuss it very matter of factly because the book does an excellent job of covering things in a way they will understand.

I purchased this for my son who is 10 years old, autistic, and starting to go through puberty. He is receptive to talking with me, but is non verbal with many people, including his dad. Not being a boy, I didn't have answers to a lot of the questions he was asking. I previewed several books before finally deciding on this one. My son, although on the spectrum, is incredibly bright and reads/comprehends well above grade level. I will caution that the book does going into more detail other than just changes occurring in a boys body during puberty, but also talks about STD's, sex, bullying, hygiene, and many other topics along with puberty. I would encourage parents to read it first to see if they believe their son is ready for the content of the book.

Of course I read the book In it’s entirety to be sure the book itself was appropriate

Got this for my 12 year old son who is about to turn 13. He was SUPER embarrassed that I gave him the book and told me "I am not reading this". I told him to go read it in private (he has a younger brother) and let me know if he still had questions - not sure if he is reading it or not - it hasn't moved from his sock drawer..... His Dad has already gave him "the talk" but I thought it would be good for him to have something physical he could fall back on and look at in private - no matter how "macho" he may feel in public. I do like that there is a very small section on boy/boy crush. It is a fact of life that he will have to tolerate and possibly encounter this scenario in his lifetime. Keeping him oblivious wont help him succeed if he is faced with this in the future. I am not a big fan of the large section on masturbation, BUT - would rather him know that it is okay to do this instead of "other" sexual acts. I was completely put off by the "oral and anal" sections of this book. Those are things that should be DISCOVERED and not INTRODUCED, strictly my opinion. My lands - we don't have to tell them EVEYTHING. They need to have adventures of their own.