Am I Weird or Is This Normal?: Advice and Info to Get Teens in the Know

Yes, it's difficult to face it, but my daughter's growing up. I don't want her to do drugs, have sex, develop an eating disorder. I'd rather she stay innocent and pure - and that the world would let her develop at her own, leisurely, sweet pace. But in the meantime, there's the real world of Britney Spears getting more pumped up daily (and my daughter being fed pictures of her as if she's 'real'), assaults on her sense of trusting in her own timing when it comes to sex with tv shows and magazines acting as if she's backward if she doesn't 'hook up.' So my thinking is this: information is power. The more she knows, the less likely she is to be pushed into doing what she isn't ready for or doesn't want to do. AND THIS BOOK REALLY GIVES THE FACTS SO SHE CAN MAKE HER OWN CHOICES! I read it. She read it. Her guy friends read it. Her father read it. And we've been talking about it ever since. Not bad for a book. Not bad, indeed. I highly recommend this book - and an open-mind and open ears for listening - I surely learned a lot!

Wow! Finally a well written user friendly guide to deal with those tough question. I can now speak with my teenage step daughters and have the right words at hand. So if I get any flack I can show my source. I am impressed with the style and ease of accessing specific topics. This is not a novel -- A Great book if you need to know & talk as a teen, parent or grandparent.

Well, I didn't finish my back-to-school reading because I stayed up all night reading this book. I thought I knew it all (I'll admit that to you guys, but I never said that, ok?), but I just loved this book! IT starts with a bunch of what they call Lifelist points that are sprinkled throughout the book that really speak to a lot of things that bug me about my life these days, kind of like pointers on how to deal.I learned a lot of really specific tips about communicating with your parents that I definitely plan on trying. But what I really liked best about this book is that it doesn't talk down to teenagers or assume we're all alike. It gives in depth information (the sex section is especially incredible), and the advice is usually from both a teenager and a psychologist point of view. I'd recommend this book to anyone who is a teenager or wants to understand the pressures teenagers are under. This is one fantastic book!

What Dr. Spock was to babies, Dr. Potash and her daughter are to teenagers. Their book, Am I Weird or Is This Normal, recounts the joys (there were at least two) and the problems (I don?t think the number has yet been discovered by mathematicians) of owning a teenager. I found myself alternately cringing and rocking with laughter as I made my way, with some trepidation, through this enlightening and entertaining narrative. Warning to parents: the sexual escapades of the teens who were interviewed may not be suitable for your delicate sensibilities. Warning to teenagers: all your secrets are revealed, so beware the fully informed parent. If you?re a parent who has teenagers or children on the verge of teendom, this book may cause you to put your kids up for sale on e-bay. However, if you?re at the stage where you?re merely contemplating having children, this book will give you ample time to prepare yourselves. And, if you?re a teenager, you?ll not only find examples of your own escapades, but of a few you only dreamed about. And they?re all for real. And yes, believe it or not, this is all normal. So hold on to your hair, dudes and dudettes, because you?re in for a wild read.

This book is so great! My mother bought it for me, and I thought that I wouldn't use it like all that other junk she gets me, but it was actually really cool. The stuff on guys and sex and stuff was really good, and my friends have all had fun looking at it with me (I brought it to my friend's sleepover party!) All you girls should definitely get this.