NAPPA Parenting Resources: Parenting ’Tweens & Teens

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The Birds, The Bees and Me: An Introduction to Puberty, Sex and Childbirth For Kids 8 to 14 Years Old, available in separate versions for girls and boys, by the National Training Organization for Child Care Providers, 2003; $19.95 each; www.birdsandbeesvideo.com, 303-840-1997. These videos strike precisely the right tone for easily embarrassed adolescents (and their uneasy parents) as the facts are explained by narrators young enough that kids can relate to them. An excellent adjunct to the “big talk” by parents themselves.

The Summer Camp Handbook: Everything You Need to Find, Choose and Get Ready For Overnight Camp – and Skip the Homesickness, by Christopher A. Thurber, Ph.D., and Jon C. Malinowski, Ph.D.; Perspective Publishing, 2000; $14.95; www.familyhelp.com, 800-330-5851. Read this book to ensure that your children will always recall their stay at overnight camp with great fondness. It contains solid advice about readiness, kinds of camps, packing tips, keeping in touch and more.

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