Fonda has been on a mission to help all teens - especially those who are less privileged. Fonda lists scientific research and resources, including charities and websites for further information, which consolidates the idea that the book is to be used as a FAQ guide, and is intended to inspire further inquisitiveness, and research. It's even tougher for teens growing up with fewer advantages, she said. While I raised my eyebrows at the simplistic writing style and the repetition of certain paragraphs at various points, this is easily forgiven easily, given that the book is clearly designed to be a 'dip in' read. Jane Fonda has said she won’t be around for much longer in a frank discussion about death. In BEING A TEEN: Everything Teen Girls & Boys Should Know About Relationships.

In 2014 her title Being a Teen: Everything Teen Girls and. The terminology is clarified by footnotes with phonetic pronunciations, because, let's face it, there's always an awkwardness between adults and teenagers when it comes to the sex talk, and some vocabulary can be omitted. Most people know Jane Fonda as an Oscar-winning actress. Jane Fonda, the Oscar- and Emmy-award winning actor, is the founder of the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential and the Jane Fonda Center for Adolescent Reproductive Health at the Emory University School of Medicine. She has written several books including Jane Fondas Workout Book, My Life So Far, and Prime Time. This thorough, concise guide offers straight talk about: The male and female body as it changes and matures. As a 17-year-year old, I have since had countless 'birds and the bees' talks, so I needed to cast myself back to my pre-teen self to remember my questions then, and whether Fonda managed to answer them.įirstly, the writing style is accessible for the age group and for both genders. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING GUIDE THAT PARENTS WILL WANT FOR THEIR TEENS. I would be lying if I said that, on seeing the cover of Jane Fonda's Being a Teen, I didn't have painful flashbacks of awkward sex education classes when I was 12 and 13.

Being a Teen by Jane Fonda