The New Puberty: How to Navigate Early Development in Today's Girls

This book is essential reading for anyone who lives with or works with or is related to young girls. It is of particular importance to parents of daughters of today and tomorrow, imparting technical and scientific information with a facility of expression, giving lay people knowledge that is usually only acquired through many years of study and practice. The style is conversational. The authors speak to their readers, sharing the results of their research with skill and - which makes it different from any textbook - on occasions, humor. If children are uniquely cued in to our [adult] anxieties (p195), readers need have no such fear. A problem of the present day is presented as having the capacity for becoming a manageable situation through the clarity of the authors' descriptions and the use of examples that all readers can recognise from their own experiences. The subject is serious but every topic literally grabs your attention.

As a mother of a 9 year old girl, this book couldn't have hit the shelves at a more perfect time. The authors have provided a thorough, yet easy to interpret, guide to understanding the various external situations that are causing an increase in early puberty. I learned about research that I wasn't previously aware of as well as what to expect as my daughter enters this new stage of development. The advice regarding dietary and lifestyle adjustments is invaluable. If you have a young daughter, I highly recommend that you pick up a copy.

I would recommend this book if you have a young daughter who has not yet entered puberty, as it offers concrete advice for ways you MAY avoid early puberty. However, if your daughter has already gone through early puberty, I would recommend against reading it. The double edged sword of offering advice to avoid early puberty is the implication you as a parent must have done something wrong if your daughter goes through puberty early, along with the associated guilt.

Really enjoyed this book, my daughter is just hitting puberty. .but as I didn't have her until I was almost 40 things are different today. I actually enjoyed the science behind puberty and definitely recommend this book.

As a mom of preteen daughters, I found this book to be insightful, informative and also practical. I wish I had this book when my daughters were younger! I especially loved all the practical information offered in Chapter 5- How to manage environmental risks and Chapter 8- Don't have the "talk", start the conversation. If you have daughters, this is a "must have" book to add to your parenting library.

I've recommended it to a few fellow colleagues, so well done. This is a growing problem with many of us scratching our heads. The shock came when my own daughter showed signs, and we all thought of all girls she'd be the last to have this problem. Loved having it in hardback too.

Very interesting- some new information in here, from environmental/industrial causes through family structures. The layout is friendly and easy to read, though these authors don't shy away from the scientific side. Well-written- a bit concerning, but not alarmist. Some great tidbits on how to counteract early puberty as well as why we should care at all.

An essential read for any parent. I have run these things past our doctor and it's all real. Helping us make the changes we need to be healthy. I just wish I would have found it sooner.

Spent chapter after chapter explaining how it's a good idea to read this book. Also it seemed that most arguments found their way to obesity somehow.

this book gives a lot of information. It is a good read for any parent regarding of their kids symptoms.It should be read especially by parents whose kids have weight issues, some early puberty signs or adrenal fatigue.

It is amazing book should all parents read this book as soon as they had a girl.You need to knowledge yourself before they get to the age you can't do anything

Medical description of girls puberty and what should be taken care of,for girls parents.

A new take on puberty and very good for parents who's girls are hitting puberty while still in primary school.