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'The authors navigated this difficult to explain and sometimes difficult to understand area with great empathy and simplicity . . . I think this is a great book and I'll continue to use it as a parent, sharing it with my kids as we try and understand the world of growing up together.'

Simple Answers About Bodies and Boundaries

Everyone knows how it feels when they're asked a question by a child and haven't been sure about how to respond. It might have been... 
 
What are belly buttons for? What happens to me next? Or even - do I have to kiss grandma if I don't want to? 
 
This book is written by two experts who have delivered sex and relationships lessons in over 200 schools and have collected the best questions asked by the children that they've met. They've created a big book of answers to help support conversations about growing up, sex, birth, sexuality, pregnancy, gender, relationships, consent, emotions, friendship, being online, puberty and more! 
 
This book takes a modern, inclusive and non-judgemental approach to all of those difficult, funny and (sometimes) embarrassing questions in a way that facilitates honest and comfortable conversations with children aged 7+.

A simple and modern guide to bodies and boundaries! 
 
Amy and Alex have toured over 200 schools delivering inclusive sex and relationship lessons. 
 
They've taken the toughest and most common questions about puberty from THOUSANDS of UK children and answered them in this simple and empathetic guide to growing up. 
 
From questions about puberty, consent and boundaries to navigating the online world and sexuality, Brilliant Questions About Growing Up is an easy-to-follow toolkit about what 'normal' really means when it comes to growing up (spoiler, it looks different for all of us). 
 
This reassuring read is ideal for 7-11 year olds and offers a non-judgemental approach to all of those difficult, funny and (sometimes) embarrassing questions in a way that facilitates honest and comfortable conversations with children. 
 
'The authors navigated this difficult to explain and sometimes difficult to understand area with great empathy and simplicity . . . I think this is a great book and I'll continue to use it as a parent, sharing it with my kids as we try and understand the world of growing up together.' Dan Sumpton, social worker and NHS psychological therapist - Sonshine Magazine

Amy Forbes-Robertson and Alex Fryer (Authors) 
Amy Forbes-Robertson, a teacher, and Alex Fryer, a nurse, are the founders of It Happens Education, which delivers relationships, sex and health lessons to students, parents and teachers in over 200 UK schools. They are also core members of the Sex Education Forum and recently served as consultants on the Channel 4 show Let's Talk About Sex. 
 
Ava Puckett (Illustrator) 
 Ava Puckett (@avamariedoodles) is the illustrator behind Aviate Press, whose favourite things include petting other people's dogs, playing soccer, and hanging out in coffee shops.

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