Useful books and links
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On parenting girlsA Blessing not a Curse: A Mother daughter guide to the transition from girl to woman , Bennett, Jane
The Pill: Are you sure it’s for you? Bennet, Jane and Pope, Alexandra 2008 Also see a free PDF download of Is the Pill Right for You? The Secret Lives of Teen Girls: What your Mother Wouldn't Talk About but your Daughter Needs to Know Resh, Evelyn Queen Bees and Wannabes Wiseman, Rosalind Why Gender Matters, Sax Leonard Real Gorgeous and Girl Stuff Cooke, Kaz Steve Biddulph's Raising Girls Biddulph, Steve Secret Girls' Business, More Secret Girls' Business & Secret Boys' Business -->Angelo, F, Pritchard, H, Stewart, R. www.secretgb.com Raising Girls: From babyhood to womanhood-helping your daughter grow up wise, warm and strong Steve Biddulph (Author) Other books that I have heard about and could be helpful: The Chalice and the Blade Riane Eisler (also Sacred Pleasure and Real Wealth of Nations) Raising a Daughter Jeanne Elium and Don Elium Big Porn Inc Melinda Tankard Reist On fathering daughtersThings Girls Need from their Fathers
An article from the Huffington Post, posted 06/18/2013 The Secret Lives of Teen Girls Resh, Evelyn 2009, Hay House Inc, California, USA Steve Biddulph's Raising Girls Biddulph, Steve 2013, Finch Publishing, Sydney Queen Bees and Wannabes Wiseman, Rosalind 2009, 2nd ed, Three Rivers Press, New York, USA What about the boys? See below... For boys on becoming a manSecret Boys' Business and More Secret Girls' Business Angelo, F, Pritchard, H, Stewart, R. 2003 www.secretgb.com
Puberty Boy Price, Geoff , 2006 Allen and Unwin, Sydney Read this before you hand it over to your son; easy, relaxed language with practical details, text balanced by great pics of boys just hanging out. Men of Honour: A Young Man's Guide to Exercise ,Nutrition, Money, Drugs, Alchohol, Sex, Pornography and Masturbation Gerreyn, Glen 2011 Freedom House Publishing, Sydney On parenting boysPuberty Boy Price, Geoff , 2006 Allen and Unwin, Sydney
He'll be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men Lashlie, Celia 2005, 2007 HarperCollins, Auckland Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World Wiseman, Rosalind, Penguin Random House, US 2014 Raising Boys, 4th Ed Steve Biddulph 2013 Finch Publishing, Sydney Secret Boys' Business and More Secret Girls' Business Angelo, F, Pritchard, H, Stewart, R. 2003 www.secretgb.com Ten Conversations you must have with your son Dr Tim Hawkes, 2014 Hachette Australia, Sydney The New Manhood Biddulph, Steve 2013, Finch Publishing, Sydney What's happening to our boys? Maggie Hamilton, 2010, Penguin Group (Australia), Melbourne Media Stories about us!
Newspaper story 10/6/14 about what Janoel and Jac do and the Darebin event called Girls to Women: Sharing our stories through the seasons
For Dads Of DaughtersFathers Raising Daughters Nigel Latta (Author)
Falling Backwards: Stories of Fathers and Daughters Peter Ho Davies (Author), Steve Almond (Author), et al Father Hunger: Fathers, Daughters, and the Pursuit of Thinness Margo Maine Ph. D (Author), Craig Johnson Ph.D. (Preface) Parenting Girls, Developing a Healthy and Fun Father & Daughter Relationship Jennifer S. Santoro (Author), V. Michael Santoro (Author) Father to Daughter, Revised Edition: Life Lessons on Raising a Girl Harry H. Harrison Jr. (Author) Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know Meg Meeker (Author) That's My Girl: How a Father's Love Protects and Empowers His Daughter Rick Johnson (Author) 52 Things Daughters Need from Their Dads Jay Payleitner (Author) Oh Boy, You're Having a Girl: A Dad's Survival Guide to Raising Daughters Brian A. Klems (Author) For parents talking with your kids about Sexuality
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On being a woman
The Red Tent (fiction), Diamant, Anita, 1997, Picador, New York, USA
The Female Brain Brizendine, Louann, MD 2006, Bantam Books, London The Pill: Are you sure it’s for you? Bennet, Jane and Pope, Alexandra 2008, Allen and Unwin, NSW Succulent Wild Woman Sark 1997, Simon Schuster, USA Her Blood is Gold: Awakening to the wisdom of menstruation Owen, Lara 2008, 3rd edition, Archive Publishing, Dorset, UK Moon Time: A Guide to Celebrating Your Menstrual Cycle Lucy Pearce 2012 www.thehappywomb.com Menstrual Cycle Awareness, The Women’s Quest Workbook, From Pain to Power and The Wild Genie Pope, Alexandra 2009-2012, 2001 Ebooks available www.womensquest.org, Sally Milner Publishing, Bowral, NSW Natural Fertility Naish, Francesca 2002, 4th ed, Sally Milner Publishing, Bowral, NSW For girls on becoming a woman
Cycling to Grandma's House Torres-Gomez, Jac and Claire-Barrow, Erin 2014, Lulu Publishing
Secret Girls' Business and More Secret Girls' Business Angelo, F, Pritchard, H, Stewart, R. 2003 www.secretgb.com Reaching for the Moon: A Girl's Guide to her Female Cycles Pearce, Lucy 2014 www.thehappywomb.com Puberty Girl Movsessian, Shushann 2004 Allen and Unwin, Sydney Becoming A Woman: A guide for girls approaching menstruation Hardwicke Collings, Jane 2011 Appletree House, NSW The Mastery Club & The Hidden Order Grace, Liliane, 2006, 2012, Grace Productions Queen Bees and Wannabes Wiseman, Rosalind 2009, 2nd ed, Three Rivers Press, New York, USA Real Gorgeous and Girl Stuff Cooke, Kaz 1994, Allen and Unwin, NSW, Australia Older women!
New Menopausal Years Weed, Susan 2002, Ash Tree Publishing, NY
Crones Don't Whine: Becoming a Juicy Crone and Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women over Fifty Shinoda Bolen MD, Jean 2003, 2002, HarperCollins USA The Female Brain Brizendine, Louann, MD 2006, Bantam Books, London The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife Henes, Donna 2nd printing, 2007 Monarch Press, New York The Wisdom of Menopause and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom Northrup, Christiane 2010, Bantam Books, NY |
Talk Soon. Talk Often. A guide for parents talking to their kids about sex. Government of Western Australia Departent of Health. Click on the link for a free download of this PDF.
Tip sheet for parents talking to their kids about sex Click here for a free one page download from Govt WA
How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish, Piccadilly Press, London, 2001
It's called making love, isn't it? TED Talk ClX Noosa talk by Janet McGeever on YouTube 10 min 27 sec
Love & Sex in an Age of Pornography, MA15+ Rendered Visible and Looking Glass Pictures, 2013
Mating in Captivity (Especially Ch 7 Erotic Blueprints: Tell me how you were loved, and I'll tell you how you make love) Esther Perel HarperCollins 2006, New York
The Secret Lives of Teen Girls Resh, Evelyn 2009, Hay House Inc, California, USA
Things Girls Need from their Fathers Article by Joyce McFadden, The Huffington Post, 06/18/2013
When can teenagers have a partner sleep over? Article by Maddy Silver, Sydney Morning Herald
17/3/14
Tip sheet for parents talking to their kids about sex Click here for a free one page download from Govt WA
How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish, Piccadilly Press, London, 2001
It's called making love, isn't it? TED Talk ClX Noosa talk by Janet McGeever on YouTube 10 min 27 sec
Love & Sex in an Age of Pornography, MA15+ Rendered Visible and Looking Glass Pictures, 2013
Mating in Captivity (Especially Ch 7 Erotic Blueprints: Tell me how you were loved, and I'll tell you how you make love) Esther Perel HarperCollins 2006, New York
The Secret Lives of Teen Girls Resh, Evelyn 2009, Hay House Inc, California, USA
Things Girls Need from their Fathers Article by Joyce McFadden, The Huffington Post, 06/18/2013
When can teenagers have a partner sleep over? Article by Maddy Silver, Sydney Morning Herald
17/3/14
For young people to learn about sexuality
Let’s talk about sex: A book about changing bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health, Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley, Walker Books, 1994 and new edition 2010. Tips and Fact Sheet with examples of questions you can answer Click here
Getting Real… About growing up! Amrita Hobbs, Getting Real Books, Mullumbimby, Australia
Picture books for parents to read with their young children
So That's Where I Came From Gina Dawson, illustrated by Beth Norling, Walker Books
Hair in Funny Places by Babette Cole, Random House Children’s Publishers UK, 1999
Everyone’s got a bottom, by Tess Rowley and illustrated by Jodi Edwards, Family Planning Queensland, Fortitude Valley 2007
Cycling to Grandma’s House Jac Torres-Gomez and illustrated by Erin-Claire Barrow. Lulu Publishing, Melbourne 2014
Hair in Funny Places by Babette Cole, Random House Children’s Publishers UK, 1999
Everyone’s got a bottom, by Tess Rowley and illustrated by Jodi Edwards, Family Planning Queensland, Fortitude Valley 2007
Cycling to Grandma’s House Jac Torres-Gomez and illustrated by Erin-Claire Barrow. Lulu Publishing, Melbourne 2014