Growing Up: Gospel Answers About Maturation and Sex [Paperback]

Brad Wilcox (Author)

Book Description

Growing Up—Gospel Answers about Maturation and Sex presents the "facts of life" as they should be presented—with respect and in the context of gospel standards and doctrine. Written especially for young people between the ages of ten and fifteen, this book will help open doors of communication between parents and children, facilitating their discussion of:

• Conception, prenatal development, and birth
• Physical growth and maturation
• Love, marriage, and sex
• The law of chastity

Growing Up offers the right information at the right time to help young people make the right choices.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is the book we LDS parents have been searching for!, October 09, 2000

As a mother of several pre-teenagers, I have been looking for a book exactly like this one for the past several years. Little did I know that Brad Wilcox was writing it at that very time! Thank you Brad! I've visited several local booksellers and all the books about sex and maturation went totally against our LDS beliefs. My older son and daughter (10 and 11) read it and this is the one book I will keep for my younger children to read when they get older. It approaches maturation in a matter-of-fact manner but does not get too technical. I believe that the facts of life should be taught at home, and this is an excellent resource. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Bookcraft Pubs (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157345821X
• ISBN-13: 978-1573458214
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!, February 7, 2007

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Cherise L. Nielson - See all my reviews
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I thought this book was written so well. It takes a basic "these are the facts" approach. It would be very easy to have your child read on their own. It is written specifically for the 10-15 age group. I felt that the author' approach was very positive and respectful. You can tell he has dealt with this subject and talked to kids this age about this subject. He puts it in an easy way for them to understand, but not like he is talking down to them. We are going to use it and read specifically from it for our "big talk". It takes a gospel centered approach and I loved it. It is a must have, for this subject matter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very basic and understandable!, January 9, 2007

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J. Gordon (UT) - See all my reviews
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We thought we hadn't covered this information with our son and after reading the book realized we've covered it in more detail than we thought. Glad to have such a basic resource though to give to our boys to read on their own after we've discussed it with them. Thanks

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, December 26, 2006

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Larisa Steenblik (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews
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This is an great book for the LDS youth. It adheres to LDS standards yet is comprehensive and easy reading. I read it with my 9yr old daughter and it was a good experience. I will read it with my son when he's old enough. It will remain in my library so they can pull it out whenever they have a question but might not want to ask me.