Comments and advices from the journalist Alejandra Cassino Marcel

Index

-Presentation and comments -How to face the changes -Sexuality and intimate relationships -Sexual relationships -List of authors and published books -Questions and Answers

Presentation and comments

Unfortunately there are not a lot of books that treat the topic of sexuality in a universal and understandable way for the adolescents. On the contrary there exist more books for the parents that explain how they should or need to understand their children. This website made a first selection of the 6 most advisable books that are listed below (the idea is to extend this range of recommendations). Principally they are for you to purchase in order to have a reading that is helpful for both, parents and adolescents. However, this is not a discount for collective orders from schools or respective orientation departments as a chance to complement their libraries. You can directly obtain these books in the libraries of each country or via the internet under the categories that are dedicated to book trade.

How to face the changes

Of the books we offer there are some that are made for the adolescents whereas others are especially dedicated to their moms and dads. The object each one of them searches for is as individual as its author. Whereas some try to calm the parents by explaining that supporting their children during this stage is very important and crucial to their physical and psychological evolution; others try to explain didactically and in detail which changes they will be confronted with and how to handle them.

Sexuality and intimate relationships

Sexuality and intimate relationships are the essence of the entire writings, omitting - in most cases - the emotional side. Generally, the available books are meant as biological guides - with its central topic of the reproduction and endocrine mechanism - they only differ in the use of language and tone of writing. Since the authors constantly refer to sexuality and intimate relationships, most of the texts are written in an open minded way without disguising or scolding. They show the adolescent how to accept, to discover and explore his/her sexuality and how to handle the pleasant feelings that may overcome him/her alone or with his/her partner.

Sexual relationships

Each one of the authors that has been consulted for this collection admits that there is a chance that a large part of young people is involved in sexual relationships. In that case the authors emphasise that it is important that the adolescent feels secure about being involved in this act of intimate devotion and at the same time respects the feelings of the partner. The texts are generally to be seen as a guide for the adolescents, giving the best advices on how to handle the biological and psychological changes that they experience during the stage of puberty.

Titles and authors are as follows:

"How to understand your child aged 15-17" Jonathan Bradley y Hélène Dubinsky Editorial Paidos 1994

"It's a girl thing" Mavis Jukes Ediciones Robinbook Barcelona 2000

"How to educate your parents" Joseph Von Westphalen Ediciones B Barcelona 2000

"For her" Michael Gurian Editorial Vergara Buenos Aires 1999

"What happening to me?" Editorial Montena Barcelona 1977

"What's going on there? Answers to questions boys find hard to ask" Editorial Sudamericana Buenos Aires Argentina 1999

If you like to know the index and comments about the books that have been listed above you only need to click the corresponding name of the work. We like to thank the 'Feria Chilena Del Libro' (The Chilean Book Fair) for being so kind to provide these texts so we were able to put them on this website.

Questions and answers

We made a selection of paragraphs from the listed books that respond to a common question for which this website is responsible. The intention is to give an idea of the nature of these selected texts so that each user has the quality assurance before purchasing the corresponding book. Under each text that represents the answer, there is the name of the respective author because not in all cases the answer belongs to one of the 6 books listed above.

What is puberty? When does puberty start? When does puberty reach its climax? What happens emotionally when the adolescents enter puberty? What do the adolescents want? Why does a young woman suddenly act differently when she stands in front of a young man? Can I ask my parents or teachers at school about the changes I experience during puberty? Is it normal that I distance a little from my parents during adolescence? How do you notice if a girl enters puberty? Does it influence my virility whether the physical changes that I experience start earlier or later during puberty? Why do I start to get pimples on my face? Can it happen that the boys' breasts grow? Do all penises have the same size? What is a circumcision? What are circumcisions carried out for? What is the menstruation or period? Will I know when my first period is about to come? How long does one period last? What is the premenstrual syndrome? What is an erection? Why do men get an erection? How long does an erection last? What is an ejaculation? What is a wet dream or nocturnal emission? Can girls also have wet dreams or nocturnal emissions? What is an orgasm? What is masturbation? Is it normal to masturbate? Can masturbation involve any risks? Is the relationship during adolescence something natural? Can I already have intimate relationships at the stage of adolescence? In which moments do women feel most sexual desire? Is the coitus the only way to have sexual contact? Should each sexual relationship culminate in the coitus? Can I get pregnant during my first sexual contact? Is it normal to have sexual fantasies? What is a preservative? Are preservatives always safe? What does sexual harassment mean? Do I have to accept whenever my partner treats me bad? If a girl slaps a boy in the face, could this be considered as a violent act? Does violence only manifest itself through physical acts? How should I respond to the rage of my boyfriend? What is love? How does amorousness (or infatuation) manifests itself during puberty? Should sex always be united with love? Can I talk to my parents about sex? How do I act if I know a person that is infected with the HIV virus? Is it normal if I feel attracted to a person of the same sex? What is homosexuality? What is the so called impulsive promiscuity? Are there differences in maturity between boys and girls during adolescence? How does this difference reflect on the couple relationship? Do the boys have to become independent and move out of their parent's home in order to mature? What happens if my boy friend doesn't have a dad or another male parent person? If I am in the process of maturing, will I still be able to help my boyfriend in growing up? What is projection? Why does my boyfriend look at other girls that pass him in the street? Is it normal that I join some clique of young people during that stage of my life? How can I get out of a violent group? Why do some teenagers attempt to commit suicide? Why does my mom or dad slap me in the face? What should I do when my mom or dad slaps me? How can I talk to my mom or dad if they come home slightly drunk?

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