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A leading adolescent psychiatrist shares her observations on teen sexuality, addressing both parental fears and teen anxieties, desires, and opinions as she discusses sexual orientation, abortion, pregnancy, dating, gender roles, sexual fantasies, masturbation, and other topics. 20,000 first printing.
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Ponton (psychiatry, U. of California, San Francisco) offers guidance to parents trying to talk to their adolescent children about sex, and struggling to understand their kids' perspectives. By relating the experiences of real teenagers, she gives voice to their fears, expectations, knowledge, confusions, and misconceptions about sex, and about themselves. Chapters cover issues like dating, menstruation, masturbation, guilt, intimacy, homosexuality, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, violence, and parenting. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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