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    Lintball Leo's Not-So-Stupid Questions About Your Body
    Lintball Leo's Not-So-Stupid Questions About Your Body
    Lintball Leo's Not-So-Stupid Questions About Your Body
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    Lintball Leo's Not-So-Stupid Questions About Your Body

    By Walt Larimore, MD and John Riddle

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    Award-winning medical journalist, doctor, and “America’s Outstanding Family Physician Educator” (as named by the American Academy of Family Physicians) Dr. Walt Larimore provides a safe space for boys 8 to 12 navigate the big questions and confusion they have about puberty and their changing bodies, topics they are often too afraid to ask about out loud. From answering what is happening in certain places and why to exploring changing hormones and the topics that come with, this short, informational book is great for use as a family or as an introductory guide for young boys to explore on their own.

    Puberty is hard, especially when things start to change and you don’t understand why. Luckily, Lintball Leo is here to help, and he’s ready to tackle all the questions you’re not sure you want to say out loud. And there is no question he hasn’t already heard. Like, “Why is my body suddenly growing more hair?” or “Why do I have these weird feelings?” or even, “Is what is happening to me normal?” From laying out what you can expect in the coming months and even years to what to do with the urges and emotions you’re dealing with now, this book is full of answers … and reassurances that what you’re going through now is indeed a normal part of growing up, and something you don’t have to be ashamed of at all.

    Lintball Leo’s Not-So-Stupid Questions About Your Body:

    • presents information on changing bodies and hormones in an age-appropriate way for boys entering puberty
    • provides medically based facts and biblically based advice
    • has a loose narrative story and humor that helps put boys at ease on the topics of puberty and urges
    • contains large text and numerous black-and-white sketches and photos, as well as sidebars, to make reading easy and enjoyable
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateAug 10, 2010
    ISBN9780310873075
    Lintball Leo's Not-So-Stupid Questions About Your Body
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    Walt Larimore, MD

    Walt Larimore, MD, has been called "one of the best known family physicians in America" and has been listed in the Best Doctors in America, The Guide to America’s Top Family Doctors, and Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in America, and the International Health Professionals of the Year. He is also a best-selling author who has written, co-written, or edited thirty books. He writing has been recognized with a number of national awards, including a Christianity Today Book of the Year award, a Retailers Choice book award, three Silver Medallion Book Awards, three Gold Medallion Book Award nominations, and three Christy Award nominations. He and his wife, Barb, have two grown children, two grandchildren, and live in Colorado Springs area with their tabby, Jack. His website is www.DrWalt.com and his Morning Glory, Evening Grace devotions can be found at www.Devotional.DrWalt.com.

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      This is an awesome book for 8-12 year olds as the description claims.*Captain Underpants appeal in the title.*Age appropriate content.*Biblical explanation of premarital sex. (You'd be surprised at how many books I went through that advocated sex. at. 12...YIKES!)*It covers absolutely every hormonal boy topic you can think while maintaining a comfortable read that you can flip through with your child. This was a big plus for me!

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    Lintball Leo's Not-So-Stupid Questions About Your Body - Walt Larimore, MD

    Chapter 1

    The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?

    image 5

    Ouch! That hurts, cried a tiny, mysterious voice from the piece of bellybutton lint Steve held between his fingers. "You want a piece of me?

    image 6 I’m not afraid of you!"

    Steve hurried to his desk and picked up the magnifying glass he used to examine bugs. He looked carefully at the talking piece of lint that was now yelling like a squashed cat. Steve released his pinching grip and the piece of lint brushed himself off, fixed his hair, and fluffed out the finger squeeze marks from his stomach.

    image 8 Who are you? asked Steve.

    I’m Lintball Leo, at your service, Leo answered taking a bow. image 7

    Wow, a talking piece of lint. I must be dreaming, said Steve.

    This is no dream. Here. I’ll pinch you. Leo tried to pinch Steve’s hand, but his fingers were so small that Steve didn’t feel a thing."

    image 9

    Did you feel that? asked Leo.

    Not wanting to be impolite, Steve said, That was some pinch. I guess I’m not dreaming after all.

    Leo flexed his muscles. I work out and eat only good, nutritious stuff. Gotta stay strong, you know.

    image 10

    How long have you been living in my belly button? Steve asked.

    Oh, I’ve been around for a few years now. Sometimes when you tried to clean your bellybutton, you knocked me down to other parts of your body, Leo told Steve. I visited your feet once, and while it was nice to see my relatives who live down between your toes, I think I’d rather live in your bellybutton.

    Uh…I have things living between my toes? asked Steve, looking a little nervous.

    image 11

    Relax, Steve. It’s no big deal. All guys have a little extra dirt here and there. Hey! I’ve been most everywhere on your body, and I’m becoming an expert in boy-body anatomy. I’ll be hanging around until you reach puberty. Then you won’t need me anymore and I’ll find another boy’s bellybutton to call home.

    Puberty, said Steve. I’ve heard that word before. Can you tell me what it means?

    Jesus grew in…stature, and in faror with God and men.

    Luke 2:52

    image 12

    No problem. Leo drew himself up to his full fluffy height. "Puberty sounds like a strange word, but it’s something that happens to all people. Puberty happens when young bodies start to change and mature—from boys into men, from girls into women.

    Steve had a look of horror on his face.

    What’s with the face? Don’t panic! Puberty doesn’t mean you’re going to start shaving next week. It just means that most people begin to change into adults somewhere between the ages of nine and fifteen. And it doesn’t happen all at once. Puberty can last anywhere from two to four years.

    That long? asked Steve.

    image 13

    "Ah, it goes fast. Especially when you start thinking about girls."

    Steve blushed bright red. Puberty can be a pretty confusing time, Leo said.

    image 14

    But it helps if you remember it’s all part of growing up. God made your body and this is the way he wants it to work—so don’t sweat it.

    "What if I don’t want to go through puberty?" asks Steve.

    Unfortunately, that’s not an option, Leo sighed.

    "When the time is right for you, it will just happen.

    Then, you’ll become a man. That’s the good news."

    How old are you? Steve tried to get a better look at Leo. Are you older than dirt?

    Growing up isn’t easy to do. It would be less complicated if there were a training manual

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