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How to use this book

Being a tween or a teen can be exciting, fun, wonderful, tricky, confusing and
stressful. And being the parent of a tween or teen is equally emotional. This
book has been developed as a resource to support teens and guide parents,
and to make adolescence a more positive and enjoyable experience. It’s been
crafted by experts to provide information and ideas to help everyone navigate
this complicated time.

Who is this book for?
This book can be read separately by parents or young readers,
but it’s also designed to be read together. Not everything is
suitable for every child because the book covers a wide range of
topics with the hope that it will help families throughout the
tween and teen years, and grow with the readers’ needs.
Depending on the family, particular pages and chapters of
this book will be relevant at different points during adolescence.
Some tweens and teens will be ready for, and interested in,
certain sections depending on their age and curiosity. Parents
are the best judge of what their kids are ready for. Some might
prefer to read ahead in order to feel confident and comfortable
with what’s discussed and shown. Others may want their teens
to feel free to absorb everything in their own time. Whether you
use this book as a way to ease into awkward conversations, to
understand your teen and modern adolescence, or to inform
your teen, is entirely up to you.

How the book works
Divided into different sections, this book guides readers through all the physical, emotional and
social changes that adolescence brings. You’ll find pages on having a healthy mind and body,
about puberty, relationships and school as well as social media and sexuality.
Biological changes are shown clearly in diagrams along with labels and scientific explanations.
A cast of characters appears throughout the book to reflect a variety of teenagers and families, as
well as the different situations that might make up a teen’s life.

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