Tiny Treasures or Care & Keeping of You

I gave both books to my daughter and they are excellent. I highly recommend them both.

The Tiny Treasures book is very creative and my DD loves making miniature things for her dolls. It really fires up the imagination.

The Care and Keeping of You - I gave to my DD last year when she turned 10. I think it is a handy little reference guide, and it talks about things that I probably would have missed like bad breath and body odor. My DD felt a bit uncomfortable with the feminine product page, but it's a fact of life, and it is a pencil type drawing. It was explicit enough to be helpful but not what I would consider graphic in any way.

I am glad AG made a sensible book like The Care and Keeping of You. There is really nothing about the "birds and the bees" talk in it. I also think it is a good idea to have many, many small talks and not just one "big" talk. For some reason, I am finding this type of talk harder with my DD than my sons who are now 15 and 20. I was very matter of fact in talking with my sons, but my daughter is more sensitive and I find myself not wanting to destroy that sweet innocence. [img]frown.gif[/img] But, it's the job of a parent so we are tackling it. [img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

I have the Care & Keeping of you book, & it does explaine alot & helps answer some questions! It did for me! It also helps you to be a little more prepared for what's to come. It is a really good book! I give it an A+ [img]smile.gif[/img]

I LOVE my Tiny Treasures book! I've had it for years now and have never actually sat down to complete the crafts but enjoy thumbing through the picts on a regular basis (even as a 26 year old!) So my pick would have to be Tiny Treasures!

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Originally posted by Felicity_Fan85:
How many of you without kids, who are late teens or adults, read the books? I'm just wondering b/c I was thinking about maybe buying one (real spirit), but don't want to if it seems too kiddish.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I've read some of the "help"/non-fiction books. I think they're great to read for anyone who has contact with young girls (whether an aunt, friend, babysitter, or mentor, etc.), because they expose you to issues that they have dealt with, like divorce, sibling rivalry, etc. and help remind us what it was like to be a kid. They also give age-appropriate advice (for the most part) that we can take to heart when responding to kids' questions.

Whether or not you'd enjoy it at your age, though, probably depends on the topic. Some of the books are too basic for adults, like the hair care book which contains only very basic information followed by hairstyles most women wouldn't want to wear.

Is there a bookstore you can look at Real Spirit in, to see if you like it? (Don't worry about people looking at your funny--they'll just assume you're looking at it for a young friend, sibling, or child. [img]smile.gif[/img] )

There is a bookstore that is about 20 min away but I don't have a car and don't go there much. There's also one at home that I can go to this summer.

If you don't feel that your daughter is old enough to see the "graphic" pages, maybe you should remove those pages and show them to her later. I remember that I was quite uncomfortable when my mom gave me a puberty book when I was 9 or 10, but it was useful. As for "the talk", we had it in 5th grade. I think that the girls that were in my class that year were extremely immature and would not have been able to handle "the talk" if we had it in third grade. I do know that their were some girls in my fifth grade who started maturing and got their first periods at 10. I don't think there is anything "graphic" about the pictures of the feminine products, but that may be just because I am used to seeing them.

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Originally posted by Felicity_Fan85:
How many of you without kids, who are late teens or adults, read the books? I'm just wondering b/c I was thinking about maybe buying one (real spirit), but don't want to if it seems too kiddish.

<font color="#051E50"><font size="1">[ March 10, 2006 01:00 PM: Message edited by: Felicity_Fan85 ]</font></font>

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I looked through The Care and Keeping of You at a bookstore. I haven't purchased Real Spirit, but it looks interesting to me. I would appreciate any reviews on it. [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

Well, I looked The Care and Keeping of You over quickly and I have to say it does have an Awesome amount of awesome information in it. I will add that my 9 year old started having B.O. and underarm hair last year so her body has started developing. When I said I wasn't sure if she was ready for this book yet I failed to mention that I did put it in her room last fall so if she has wanted to look through it she could have (and maybe has). Also its not that she doesn't know whats coming. I'm very open about that kind of stuff. I think I maybe am too blunt sometimes. Anyways a great book. I still don't think she needs to see how to insert a T**pom at this point since lots of girls don't even do this until they are much older and it's not like you can practice for the big day or anything but it will be nice for her to see how when the time comes. The Care and Keeping of You gets an A+ from me.

Thanks again for all the responses! [img]smile.gif[/img] I'm glad the "graphic" content isn't as detailed as the reviewer made it out to be (read reviews on book sites). Personally, I have no problems leaving the page in (well, I guess I will look at it myself first). It's good info. to know about the products, and it does not mean she will be using them in the beginning either. I appreciate you guys helping me out. I esp. appreciate all the younger posters who are going through puberty (or recently have) giving me their insight. It is particularly helpful to know that young ladies like & appreciate the book as well as the mom's.

I will be buying both books for dd & play it by ear on when she gets The Care & Keeping of You (I'm leaning towards her Bday).

Bren [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]

How many of you without kids, who are late teens or adults, read the books? I'm just wondering b/c I was thinking about maybe buying one (real spirit), but don't want to if it seems too kiddish.

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