Workshop: Personal Concerns about Puberty

This week's workshop was led by Casey and Oliver.

Question Box Question(s): Why do women get a period!? 

The curriculum recommends several books on puberty. They might even be available at the library!

• Body Drama, by Nancy Amanda Reid
• From Boys to Men: All About Adolescence and You, by Michael Gurian
• GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Teens, by Kelly Huegel
• Growing Up: It's a Girl Thing, by Mavis Jukes
• It's Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
• The Teenage Body Book, by Kathy McCoy and Charles Wibbelsman
• Sex, Puberty, and All That Stuff: A Guide to Growing Up, by Jacqui Bailey
• What's Happening to Me? The Answers to Some of the World's Most Embarraassing Questions, by Peter Mayle 
• The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys and The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls, by Lynda Madaras

Resources mentioned in class: Island Sexual Health is a place to reach out to for sexual health check-ups. They have a page specifically about HPV and the HPV vaccine which we talked about today.  

Upcoming Workshops: There is NO OWL Program scheduled for February 17th in order to make room for Family Day. We are looking forward to seeing you on February 24th to talk about Body Image with Serena and Barbara.