Synopses & Reviews
< p=""> Girlology. It has exploded beyond just a word. Girlology is a brand, a culture that preteen and teen girls know and love and turn to for honest true-life advice on everything that matters most--friends, guys, body changes, dating, and sex. In < em=""> Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups, and Holding Out, < m=""> girls will follow the true stories of four girls and their choices-- good < strong=""> < trong=""> and < strong=""> < trong=""> bad < strong=""> . < trong=""> And they'll get < strong=""> < trong=""> answers to the questions teen girls are asking every day on the popular website www.girlology.com and in private sessions with Drs. Holmes and Hutchison, the co-creators of Girlology--questions like: <> < p=""> & #149; & nbsp; What's up with this acne? Will it ever end? <> < p=""> & #149; & nbsp; Is it ok to shave my hair down there? <> < p=""> & #149; & nbsp; If I keep looking at other girls in the locker room, does that mean I'm gay? <> < p=""> & #149; & nbsp; Am I the only girl who isn't having sex? <> < p=""> & #149; & nbsp; Is oral sex really ???sex???? <> < p=""> & #149; & nbsp; If I've only had oral sex, then I'm still a virgin, right? <> < p=""> & #149; & nbsp; There's a guy at school who says he wants to hook up with me. What does he mean by ???hook up???? <> < p=""> Life can get complicated for girls today. With < em=""> Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups, and Holding Out, < m=""> it just got a lot easier. <> < p=""> ???What a tremendous resource for girls and anyone who cares about them. Doctors Holmes and Hutchison convey solid information about girls'sexuality and other crucial topics in a way that kids will relate to. I hope every girl--and every parent of a girl--reads this.??? <> --David Walsh, Ph.D., author of < em=""> Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen < m=""> <>
Review
'What a tremendous resource for girls and anyone who cares about them. Doctors Holmes and Hutchison convey solid information about girls' sexuality and other crucial topics in a way that kids will relate to. I hope every girl--and every parent of a girl--reads this.'
-- David Walsh, Ph.D., author of Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen David Walsh Ph.D.
Synopsis
Girlology. It has exploded beyond just a word. Girlology is a culture that preteen and teen girls know and love and turn to for honest true-life advice on everything that matters most--friends, guys, body changes, dating, and sex. In
Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups, and Holding Out, girls will follow the true stories of four girls and their choices-- good
and
bad
. And they'll get
answers to the questions teen girls are asking every day on the popular website www.girlology.com and in private sessions with Drs. Holmes and Hutchison, the co-creators of Girlology--questions like:
• What's up with this acne? Will it ever end?
• Is it ok to shave my hair down there?
• If I keep looking at other girls in the locker room, does that mean I'm gay?
• Am I the only girl who isn't having sex?
• Is oral sex really 'sex'?
• If I've only had oral sex, then I'm still a virgin, right?
• There's a guy at school who says he wants to hook up with me. What does he mean by 'hook up'?
Life can get complicated for girls today. With Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups, and Holding Out, it just got a lot easier.
Synopsis
Girlology. It has exploded beyond just a word. Girlology is a brand a culture that preteen and teen girls know and love and turn to for honest true-life advice on everything that matters most--friends, guys, body changes, dating, and sex. In Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups, and Holding Out, girls will follow the true stories of four girls and their choices-- And they'll get answers to the questions teen girls are asking every day on the popular website www.girlology.com and in private sessions with Drs. Holmes and Hutchison, the co-creators of Girlology--questions like: What's up with this acne? Will it ever end? Is it ok to shave my hair down there? If I keep looking att other girls in the locker room, does that mean I'm gay? Am I the only girl who isn't having sex? Is oral sex really? If I've only had oral sex, then I'm still a virgin, right? There's a guy at school who says he wants to hook up with me. What does he mean by hook up? Life can get complicated for girls today. With Hang-Ups, Hook-Ups, and Holding Out, it just got a lot easier. What a tremendous resource for girls and anyone who cares about them. Doctors Holmes and Hutchison convey solid information about girls'sexuality and other crucial topics in a way that kids will relate to. I hope every girl--and every parent of a girl--reads this.--David Walsh, Ph.D ., author of Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
About the Author
Dr. Melisa Holmes (Greenville, SC) is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia and a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia as well as the mother of three kids, children to preteen daughters. As a faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina, she was named among the Best Doctors in America. During her twelve years of clinical practice, she was director of the MUSC Teen Clinic and founder and director of the Sexual Assault Follow-up Evaluation (SAFE) clinic. As a nationally recognized advocate for adolescent health, she has served on the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology Committee on Adolescent Health Care, and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Holmes is a nationally recognized speaker on topics of adolescent gynecology, teen sexuality, interpersonal violence, and other issues in women's health.Dr. Trish Hutchison (Greenville, SC) graduated cum laude from the College of Charleston and earned her MD at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). After completing her pediatrics internship and residency at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. Hutchison returned to Charleston, where she was in private practice with Charleston Pediatrics for ten years. She currently practices in the Adolescent Medicine Department at MUSC where she directs Girls2Women, a health center devoted to preteen and teen girls. She, too, has been named among the Best Doctors in America.