The Care and Keeping of You 2 (American Girl® Wellbeing)

I purchased this book for my 10 year old daughters as a guide to all the changes they should expect. Understanding the changes to come is much easier than being caught off guard or embarrassed by something that may happen. This book is well written and at an age appropriate level. It aids as a discussion tool and even has topics I may not have thought to bring up. 5/5 for me!

This book addresses a range of topics for pre-teen girls. I appreciate how it’s organized, and it really encourages girls to love their bodies and all body types. My 10 year old could easily understand it and read it in less than a day. I also bought book one. She liked both of them, and I know she’ll refer to them frequently. Hey, Period! The Ultimate Girl’s Guide to Your First Period was another great purchase. All highly recommended!

This book is ideal for that age group where they need to know about periods and their changing bodies but discussing details about sex and other adult topics would be inappropriate. This book does not handle the topic of sex. This book is specific to the changes of puberty in regards to friendships and hygiene.I wanted to write a review because some reviews stated that this book is graphic and made the adult writing the reviews uncomfortable.I want to be clear that this book does not contain anything sexual or something that is not appropriate for a child 10-12 years old. The illustrations in the book regarding breasts and genitals are a VERY basic cartoon illustration to show anatomical parts, how to insert a tampon, and perform a breast exam. It uses no sexual words and only scientific terms.I think it’s worth noting that any child who reads this book and sees the diagram can just as easily look in a mirror and see the same parts.I find it highly suspect and strange that a parent would give this instructional book a negative review or be uncomfortable with their child seeing a diagram of their own body parts.Throughout the book there are tips and advice on hygiene, maintaining friendships, having mature conversations with parents, staying healthy, not giving in peer pressure, and doing well in school in spite of the trials of puberty.Throughout the book it encourages the reader to get guidance from trusted adults if they are confused or worried about something they don’t understand.One important section of the book is about pressure from friends during visits and sleepovers to do things they aren’t allowed to do at home or things that are not age appropriate and it gives wonderful advice on what to do in these situations.This book is a valuable resource for growing children and I recommend purchasing prior to puberty, especially if you already have the first Care and Keeping of You. This book is similar, it’s just more informative to a slightly older age group.After this book I highly recommend The Period Book and the other American Girl books about self care and mental health. At this age kids are very sensitive and dealing with friendships and peer pressure and those books give very wise advice.

This American Girl themed book for girls growing and dealing with all the changes of life is Amazing! This book tackles all the questions growing girls have to their changing life. The care and keeping of you 2 is really a must have for anyone who has a daughter, granddaughter, niece or anyone you know who is at this stage in life. I highly recommend this easy to ready, very relatable and classy done book!

I reviewed this book before sharing it with my 10 year old and was quite happy with the way it explained puberty and growing up. I liked the examples and the way it always went back to "if you have any questions ask your parents" so she could learn a little on her own and still feel comfortable asking questions. The main thing that I wanted to strive with her was puberty and everything associated with it is NORMAL and this did an ok job of getting that point across. I liked the emotional information because it had some thought provoking questions that made me think so I hope it does her too. The one thing I did not like as much was as a medical professional I hoped that it would be more anatomical in information but we have other books for that. We also did not read the first book and went right to this one and I feel like nothing was left out and there were only a few in the first book comments. Overall, quite pleased for my little reader who liked to learn on her own,

great book, however i suggest a parent review the book as there are images that may be advanced for much younger girls. however this book is very educational for preteens.