OUTSPOKEN RECOMMENDS…
FOR PARENTS
GENERAL READING
Beyond Birds & Bees
Teenagers Translated
The Incredible Teenage Brain
The Teenage Brain
A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults – by Dr Frances E Jensen with Amy Ellis Nutt (HarperCollins, 2015)
Inventing Ourselves
The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain – by Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (Doubleday, 2018)
Brainstorm
The Power And Purpose of the Teenage Brain – by Daniel J Siegel, MD (Scribe, 2014)
FOCUS ON... GIRLS
Modern Mothering
What Daughters Say They Need From Their Mothers
From Daughter to Woman
Parenting Girls Safely Through Their Teens – by Kim McCabe (Robinson, 2018)
Girls & Sex
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape – by Peggy Orenstein (Oneworld, 2016)
Where Has My Little Girl Gone?
by Tanith Carey (Lion, 2011)
21st Century Girls
How the Modern World is Damaging Our Daughters and What We Can Do About It – by Sue Palmer (Orion, 2014)
FOCUS ON... BOYS
Boys & Sex
Man Up: Boys Men and Breaking the Male Rules.
by Rebecca Asher (Harvill Secker, 2016)
Raising Boys in the 21st Century (new & updated)
by Steve Biddulph (Harper Thorsons, 2018)
Be A Man: How Macho Culture Damages Us And How To Escape It
by Chris Hemmings (Biteback, 2017)
21st Century Boys: How Modern life is driving them off the rails and how we can get them back on track
How Modern life is driving them off the rails and how we can get them back on track – by Sue Palmer (Orion, 2010)
Teens: What We’re Really Thinking (When We’re Not Saying Anything)
by Paul Bühre, 15 (Scribe, 2016)
FOR CHILDREN
YOUNGER CHILDREN
Let’s Talk About Sex
How A Baby Is Made
by Per Holm Knudsen (Piccolo, 1975)
Where Willy Went
by Nicholas Allan (Red Fox, 2006)
Strong Is the New Pretty
by Kate Parker (Workman, 2017)
Tough Guys Have Feelings Too
by Keith Negley (Flying Eye, 2015)
Hello, Sailor
by Ingrid Godon (Macmillan, 2003)
PRE-TEENS & YOUNG TEENS
The Girl Guide
50 Ways to Learn to Love Your Changing Body
Below Your Belt
How To Be Queen of Your Pelvic Region - Missy Lavener and Jeni Donatelli Ihm (Women’s Health Foundation, 2015)
My Little Red Book
by Rachel Kauder-Nalebuff (Twelve, 2009)
Period
by Natalie Byre (Break The Habit, 2018)
Dr Christian’s Guide to Growing Up Online
Staying Safe in a Digital World - Dr Christian Jessen (Scholastic, 2018)
Being A Boy
by James Dawson (Hot Key, 2013)
Blame My Brain
The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed - Nicola Morgan (Walker, 2013)
OLDER TEENAGERS
Open: A Toolkit for How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be
Doing It: Let’s Talk About Sex
Respect: Everything a Guy Needs to Know About Sex, Love and Consent
by Inti Chavez Perez (Little Brown, 2019)
Girl Up: Kick Ass, Claim Your Woman Card and Crush Everyday Sexism
by Laura Bates (Touchstone, 2017)
Sex & Lovers: A Practical Guide
by Ann-Marlene Henning (Cameron & Hollis, 2014)
How to Have Feminist Sex: A Fairly Graphic Guide
by Flo Perry (Penguin, 2019)
Drawn to Sex: The Basics
by Erika Moen & Matthew Nolan (Limerence Press, 2018)
Fruit of Knowledge: The Vulva Vs The Patriarchy
by Liv Strömquist (Virago, 2018)
Vagina-Nomics
Biannual journal, print or digital. Issue #1: 2018
It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living
by Dan Savage (Penguin, 2012)