American Medical Association Girl's Guide to Becoming a Teen
Author(s): American Medical Association
Becoming a teen is an important milestone in every girl's life. This title helps you learn about topics such as: puberty and what kinds of physical and emotional changes you can expect - from your developing body to your feelings about boys; your reproductive system inside and out; and, starting your period - what it means and how to handle it.
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Amy B. Middleman, MD, MSEd, MPH, is a board-certified Adolescent Medicine specialist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She is a practicing and teaching physician specializing in the care of adolescents at Texas Children's Hospital. In addition to her Doctor of Medicine degree, she has a Master of Science in Education and a Master of Public Health degree. Kate Gruenwald Pfeifer, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker. She has a master's degree in social work from Columbia University as well as a certificate in psychodynamic psychotherapy with children and adolescents from NYU Psychoanalytic Institute.
FOREWORD.Chapter One: Welcome to Puberty.Chapter Two: Eating, Exercise, and a Healthy Weight.Chapter Three: Your Height.Chapter Four: Your Skin, Teeth, and Hair.Chapter Five: Your Reproductive System-Inside and Out.Chapter Six: Your Period.Chapter Seven: Your Feelings.Chapter Eight: Relationships.Chapter Nine: What About Sex?FIND OUT MORE!GLOSSARY.INDEX.
General Fields
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- : wiley
- : wiley
- : 0.235
- : 16 June 2006
- : 235mm X 188mm X 8mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : American Medical Association
- : Paperback
- : 305.2352
- : 128
- : Illustrations