There are so many fabulous books available; these are just a few we have read recently & recommend. Scroll down for books on parenting littlies/tweens/teens, body safety, puberty, body image, sexuality, fertility awareness, speciality books (anxiety, keeping safe online) & menopause.
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(Most of these books are also available through the Library)
We wrote a book! The Kids Will Be All Right is written by Nest’s very own CEO and her daughter Molly, who together created an amazing resource for parents and caregivers of teens. Filled with up-to-date, evidence-based information, insights, conversation starters and resources to help you navigate and untangle hot topics such as friendships and frenemies; bullying; cyber safety; drinking, vaping and risk-taking behaviour; self-esteem and body image; sexuality; consent and safe relationships; and pornography. It also delves into how to talk about topics such as equity, diversity & intersectionality, modern feminism, climate change, politics and more. An essential read!
For the Parents
Parenting books
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He'll be ok - growing gorgeous boys into good men
by Celia Lashlie
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The Kids Will Be All Right - A guide to raising teens in a complex world
by Nest Consulting's very own CEO & her daughter
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Parental as anything - from tots to tweens
by Maggie Dent
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Talking to Tweenies (8-12 yrs)
by Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
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Your Daughter's Bedroom: Insights for Raising Confident Women
by Joyce T. McFadden
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Raising Girls Who Like Themselves
by Kasey Edwards & Dr Christopher Scanlon
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Growing great boys
by Mary & Ian Grant
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Growing great girls
by Mary & Ian Grant
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The Parents' Guide to Puberty
by Cath Hakanson
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Body Safety Education
by Jayneen Sanders
Keeping Safe: Body Boundaries, Consent, Respect
Aimed at Yr 1 - Yr 4 to be read with caregivers
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My Body! What I say goes! - a skills book to assist teaching children about safe touch
by Jayneen Sanders
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Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect
by Jayneen Sanders
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Little Big Chats (12 in the series)
by Jayneen Sanders
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Boss of your own body (Teeny Tiny Stevies)
by Byll Stephen Beth Stephen
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My Body My Taonga: Body Safety with Rawiri and Ruby
by Rosalind Harrison
Puberty (Younger audience – Tweens)
These books cover puberty education and are aimed at the younger market.
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Hair in funny places
by Babette Cole
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The care and keeping of YOU
by Valerie Schaefer (Illustrator Josee Masse)
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Celebrate Your Body & its changes too
by Sonya Renee Taylor
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Ruby Luna's Curious Journey : A girls' anatomy book covering puberty and periods
by Tessa Venuti Sanderson
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Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys
by Dr Cara Natterson
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The Ultimate Puberty Book for Boys - Growing up great
by Scott Todnem
Puberty & more (Tweens to Young Teens)
These books cover puberty education and sometimes extend to the very basic biology of sex education & masturbation.
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What's happening to me?
by Peter Mayle
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Just for boys
by Matt Crossick and Rob Davis
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On your mark, get set, Grow!
by Lynda Madaras
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Sex is a funny word
by Cory Silverberg
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The Care and Keeping of YOU Book 2
by Cara Natterson (Illustrator Josee Masse)
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Puberty boy
by Geoff Price
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Puberty girl
by Shushann Movsessian
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The Smart Girls Guide to Growing Up
by Anita Ganeri
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Girlology's there's something new about you
by Melisa Holmes & Trish Hutchison
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Girl Stuff for girls aged 8- 12
by Kaz Cooke
Puberty & more (Teens +)
These books may cover puberty education, healthy relationship & consent, sex education, an introduction to media awareness/body image, contraception, STI information & drug awareness
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The Puberty Book
by Wendy Darvill & Kelsey Powell
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It's ok to be you!
by Claire Patterson & Lindsay Quilter
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What's happening to me?
by Alex Frith (aimed at younger teens)
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What's happening to me?
by Susan Meredith (aimed at younger teens)
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Girls Stuff 'A full on guide to the teen years'
by Kaz Cooke (aimed at mid to older teens)
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What's Going on Down There? : A Boy's Guide to Growing Up
by Karen Gravelle
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Puberty Is Gross, but Also Really Awesome
by Gina Loveless
Periods & Fertility Awareness
Books specifically about periods - the final 2 books cover menstrual cycle awareness and fertility tracking (the first for teens and the second for adults)
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Cycling to Grandma's House
by Jac Torres-Gomez and Illustrations, Erin-Claire Barrow
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Ruby Luna's Moontime : A girls' book about starting periods
by Tessa Venuti Sanderson
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Welcome to your Period!
by Yumi Stynes & Dr Melissa Kang
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Celebrate your Period
by Amanda D'Almeida
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The Period Book
by Karen Gravelle
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Period: Everything you need to know about periods.
by Natalie Byrne
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Own your period
Chella Quint
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My little red book
by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff (Editor)
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Waiwhero - The Red Waters - A Celebration of Womanhood
By Ngahuia Murphy
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Cycle Savvy
by Toni Weschler
Fiction (puberty related)
Fictional books which feature puberty (the first two feature boys with the following featuring girls).
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The Amazing Life of Birds: The Twenty Day Puberty Journal of Duane Homer Leech
by Gary Paulsen
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Then Again, Maybe I Won't
by Judy Blume
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Are you there God, it's me Margaret
by Judy Blume
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Girl V the World
by Chrissie Keighery
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Go with the Flow
by Karen Schneemann & Lily Williams
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Revenge of the Red Club
Kim Harrington
Self Esteem / Media Awareness / Body Image (Teens - Girls)
Books on how to express feelings, handling fear, anxiety, body image, jealousy, and grief.
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You Are Incredible Just As You Are : How to Embrace Your Perfectly Imperfect Self
by Emily Coxhead
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Piki te Ora: Your Wellbeing Journal
by Hira Nathan Jessie Eyre
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Love Your Body
by Jessica Sanders Illustrated by Carol Rossetti
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The Body Image Book for Girls : Love Yourself and Grow Up Fearless
by Charlotte Markey
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Be Your Own Man
by Jessica Sanders,
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The Feelings Book
by Dr. Lynda Madison (Illustrator Josee Masse)
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Find your tribe
by Rebecca Sparrow
Books to support in specific situations
Books to support in specific situations such as anxiety, if children see upsetting images on-line, keeping safe / safe touch etc
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Aroha's Way (& others in the series)
by Craig Phillips - This beautiful picture book takes children on a journey through emotions associated with anxiety and shows simple yet effective ways to help manage them.
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Good pictures, Bad pictures
by Kristen A Jensen, MA & Gail Poyner. Illustrate d by Debbie Fox
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Hayden- Reece Learns What To Do if Children See Private Pictures or Private Movies
by Holly Ann Martin
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Not for kids
by Liz Walker
Puberty / Sexuality for those with additional needs
Books which may provide assistance to those with additional needs / disability / intellectual disability & caregivers
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The Growing Up Book for Boys
by Davida Hartman
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The Growing Up Guide for Girls
by Davida Hartman
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The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods
by Robyn Steward
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When young people with intellectual disabilities and autism hit puberty
by Freddy Jackson Brown & Sarah Brown
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Sexuality and people with intellectual disability
by Lydia Fegan, Anne Rauch & Wendy McCarthy
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The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability
by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg & Fran Odette
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Boyfriends + Girlfriends - a guide to dating for people with disabilities
by Terri Couwenhoven, MS
Menopause
Managing menopause (peri-menopause)
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The Everything Guide
by Niki Bezzant
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It's the Menopause
by Kaz Cooke
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Don't Sweat It - how to make 'the change' a good one
by Nicky Pellegrino
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This Changes Everything The Honest Guide to Menopause and Perimenopause
by Niki Bezzant
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Menopause - the change for the better
by expert contributors & 'henpicked'
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The Menopause Manifesto : Own Your Health Through Facts and Feminism
by Dr Jen Gunter
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Hormone Repair Manual : Every woman's guide to healthy hormones after 40
by Lara Briden
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You're Still Hot to Me
by Jean Kittson
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