Customers say
Customers find the book well-written and accessible. They appreciate the informative content that helps open conversations with their daughters. The book is a great resource for young girls coming of age and provides an excellent guide to puberty and growing up. Readers enjoy reading the series together and find the illustrations appealing and fun to read. The coverage of important topics is appreciated.
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The bestselling body book for girls ages 10 and up, now updated!
Book 2 in our best-selling body book series for girls just got even better! With all-new illustrations and updated content, this title features tips, how-tos, and facts from the experts. This thoughtful advice book will guide you through the next steps of growing up. With illustrations and expert contributors, this book covers new questions about periods, your growing body, peer pressure, personal care, and more! Written by Dr. Cara Natterson for girls 10 and up, The Care & Keeping of You 2 follows up the original bestseller with even more in-depth details about the physical and emotional changes you’re going through.
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With updated anniversary editions of our groundbreaking Care & Keeping of You series, a new generation of girls can discover fresh ideas and advice for growing up happy and healthy.
Get head-to-toe answers for questions about hair care, periods, pimples, and more.
Learn from letters written to American Girl by real girls seeking insight and support.
Choose the right book for your girl’s age to match the stage of her brain and body.
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Description
The best-selling body book for girls helps you find answers to questions about your changing body from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bras, periods to pimples, and everything in between. This new journal is especially made for girls 10 and older, and is the companion title to our newest body book, The Care & Keeping of You 2! This invaluable companion to The Care & Keeping of You received its own fresh update! The Feelings Book will help you understand your emotions, and deal with them in positive ways. This helpful resource book is filled with over 100 letters from real girls like you with questions about their changing bodies, and expert answers to each one. This book offers expert insight into drama, from jealousy to gossip to cyberbullying, and how to deal with it. Includes quotes and advice from real girls like you, plus tips and quizzes! From the author of the Care & Keeping of You series! Get tips and facts on everything from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to shaving, acne to voice changes, and everything in between.
Publisher : American Girl Publishing (January 2, 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 108 pages
ISBN-10 : 168337231X
ISBN-13 : 978-1683372318
Reading age : 9 – 11 years, from customers
Grade level : Kindergarten and up
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
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by JVio
A great resource
I purchased this book for my 10 year old daughters as a guide to all the changes they should expect. Understanding the changes to come is much easier than being caught off guard or embarrassed by something that may happen. This book is well written and at an age appropriate level. It aids as a discussion tool and even has topics I may not have thought to bring up. 5/5 for me!
by Customer
Loved this book
Daughter loved this book. Definitely good for her to read and we talk through any topics I wanted to really talk about more. Helps us both to open up discussions. Bought volume 1 as well.
by Nina
Great book
great book, however i suggest a parent review the book as there are images that may be advanced for much younger girls. however this book is very educational for preteens.
by 13 yr.old Granddaughter loves this group.she picked out this shirt…loved it
Helpful book
Bought for a preteen
by Billie K
Good Introduction to Puberty
I reviewed this book before sharing it with my 10 year old and was quite happy with the way it explained puberty and growing up. I liked the examples and the way it always went back to “if you have any questions ask your parents” so she could learn a little on her own and still feel comfortable asking questions. The main thing that I wanted to strive with her was puberty and everything associated with it is NORMAL and this did an ok job of getting that point across. I liked the emotional information because it had some thought provoking questions that made me think so I hope it does her too. The one thing I did not like as much was as a medical professional I hoped that it would be more anatomical in information but we have other books for that. We also did not read the first book and went right to this one and I feel like nothing was left out and there were only a few in the first book comments. Overall, quite pleased for my little reader who liked to learn on her own,
by NJ Kerr
Amazing Book For Growing Girls!!
This American Girl themed book for girls growing and dealing with all the changes of life is Amazing! This book tackles all the questions growing girls have to their changing life. The care and keeping of you 2 is really a must have for anyone who has a daughter, granddaughter, niece or anyone you know who is at this stage in life. I highly recommend this easy to ready, very relatable and classy done book!
by Mila
Love
When I was much younger and didn’t know a lot about growing up as a girl because my parents mom wasn’t able to help me this book was literally my book mother it’s a good book I think it’s really good for a girl coming of age if you want to introduce your daughter to this stuff but in the nice gentlest way you can it tells girls to never be ashamed of their body and coming from a teenager now I definitely would pass this on to a younger girl if she needed guidance but didn’t want to talk about it in person she wanted to read about it.Get it 100% recommend!
by JD
Helpful and Age Appropriate
This book is ideal for that age group where they need to know about periods and their changing bodies but discussing details about sex and other adult topics would be inappropriate. This book does not handle the topic of sex. This book is specific to the changes of puberty in regards to friendships and hygiene.I wanted to write a review because some reviews stated that this book is graphic and made the adult writing the reviews uncomfortable.I want to be clear that this book does not contain anything sexual or something that is not appropriate for a child 10-12 years old. The illustrations in the book regarding breasts and genitals are a VERY basic cartoon illustration to show anatomical parts, how to insert a tampon, and perform a breast exam. It uses no sexual words and only scientific terms.I think itâs worth noting that any child who reads this book and sees the diagram can just as easily look in a mirror and see the same parts.I find it highly suspect and strange that a parent would give this instructional book a negative review or be uncomfortable with their child seeing a diagram of their own body parts.Throughout the book there are tips and advice on hygiene, maintaining friendships, having mature conversations with parents, staying healthy, not giving in peer pressure, and doing well in school in spite of the trials of puberty.Throughout the book it encourages the reader to get guidance from trusted adults if they are confused or worried about something they donât understand.One important section of the book is about pressure from friends during visits and sleepovers to do things they arenât allowed to do at home or things that are not age appropriate and it gives wonderful advice on what to do in these situations.This book is a valuable resource for growing children and I recommend purchasing prior to puberty, especially if you already have the first Care and Keeping of You. This book is similar, itâs just more informative to a slightly older age group.After this book I highly recommend The Period Book and the other American Girl books about self care and mental health. At this age kids are very sensitive and dealing with friendships and peer pressure and those books give very wise advice.
by Carrie Bergen
I bought this book for my 10-year-old niece and although she didn’t want to talk about this topic, she did read it and I feel comfortable knowing she’s now armed with solid information about what’s to come and will have this book as a resource. I’m hoping it will help open the door of communication when she’s ready.
by Dinesh Saini
This is a best reference book to answer any question your daughter has during puberty. I had went through alot of reviews then a couple of years later, my daughter got her first period on her 12th birthday. Then I decided it was the right time to explain everything to her. She had already read the Care and Keeping of You 1 book so I decided to order it’s second part as a birthday gift to her. She started reading it with enthusiasm and understood everything and gained alot of knowledge. (Better than her receiving half baked knowledge from her friends.)This book talks on your changing body, puberty, changing brain, changing emotions (hormonal imbalance) It also helps you understand how the more mature you fit into what feels like a changing world around you. This guide is filled with helpful facts, doctor tips (real medical advice from a doctor itself!) and answers to questions from girls.This book talks about treating your body in the right way, nutrition and food, skipping meals and junk food, nutritional contents, how to measure your height, body mass index, growing pains, the importance of sleeping, how many hours you should sleep, keeping your hands clean, deodorants and antiperspirant, armpit hair, zits and pimples, weight measurement, hormones like estrogen, progesterone, FSH, LH, (I am a science teacher myself!!) thyroid, insulin, growth hormone, breasts and self-exam, check for breast cancer, bras, folliculitis, pubic hair, shaving, depilatory, tweezing, waxing and bleaching, periods and menstruation (more emphasis on female reproductive organs and scientific function.) how to treat period pains, middleschmirtz, irregular periods, overflow, anaemia, how to insert a tampon, tampons vs pads, infections like UTI, yeast and TSH and how to treat them. panty liners, vaginal discharge, good touch and bad touch, how to manage your moods, body image, eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia and how to treat them, improving your self esteem, body benefits and sports and fitness, emotions, family time and sibling situation and how to ask for help, peer pressure, different rules, temporary and permanent change and how to acclimatize to different sizes.It does not contain any age inappropriate topics like sex etc. which I’m not comfortable explaining to my daughter just yet.As a science teacher, I recommend this book for your kids to make them understand about human body.TIA
by M. R.
The book is written quite clearly and with nice pictures. I think it-s a good way to start having a conversation and bring up questions about puberty and adolescence.
by Mariana Quintanilla
Lo maximo se libro! Muy util para una teenager. Se lo regale a mi sobrina y esta feliz, facil de leer y los dibujos divinos.
by Amalia
Great and simple book, suitable for kids without any assistance in reading it.Amazing resource!