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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 8 augusT 2017
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Doctor who wrote ‘The Care &

Keeping of You’ offers boy book

downs of early bloomers and splitting it into two vol-
versus late ones. But Nat- umes, one for younger girls
terson goes deeper in her and one for older girls. In
“Guy Stuff: The Body Book all, Natterson’s books for
for Boys,” serving up the girls have sold nearly 6 mil-
difference between con- lion copies and remain fa-
fident guys and arrogant vorites among educators,
guys, for instance, and urg- doctors and parents, said
ing boys to not only own Natterson, who has two
their own personal spaces kids, a 12-year-old boy and
In this Feb. 28, 1984, file photo, Michael Jackson, left, holds but honor those of others. a 14-year-old girl.
eight awards as he poses with Quincy Jones at the Grammy Natterson’s advice is writ- She acknowledges her
Awards in Los Angeles. ten in meat-and-potatoes work isn’t the only resource
3-D version of language with a touch of in book form, but she said
she worked hard to make
boy-friendly sass and light-
Michael Jackson’s This undated photo provided hearted illustrations cover- her information accessible
by American Girl Publishing
ing all contingencies, such and direct.
‘Thriller’ set for debut shows the cover of the book as how to care for greasy “When you give kids infor-
“Guy Stuff: The Body Book For
hair and dandruff. As for mation written directly to
Boys.” Dr. Cara Natterson,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The way, director John Landis the pediatrician who wrote ears, keep ‘em clean, them, and parents read
the iconic book for girls titled
guys, Natterson counsels, these books as well, then
estate of Michael Jack- says he was able to “use “The Care & Keeping of You,”
son says a 3-D version of the 3-D creatively” and has followed up 19 years later while also dispensing ad- there’s a common lan-
vice on such things as car-
guage and a common
the late singer’s iconic promises “a rather shock- with a body book for boys.
“Thriller” video is set to ing surprise.” Associated Press ing for piercings and the starting place where you
dangers of blasting music can begin to have con-
debut at the Venice Film “Michael Jackson’s Thrill-
Festival more than 30 er” debuted in theaters By LEANNE ITALIE directly into one’s head via versations. The entire goal
of this series, and now for
earbuds and headphones.
years after its original pre- and on television in 1983. Associated Press
miere. The estate says the An hour-long documen- NEW YORK (AP) — Atten- She does the same for eyes boys as well, is to start con-
(“Seriously, don’t stare into versations between kids
“latest available technol- tary detailing the mak- tion boys: You will grow
ogy” was used to convert ing of the video will also taller, sprout hair, sweat bright lights”) and for the and trusted adults before
puberty,” she said.
mouth (she extols the vir-
the 14-minute short film screen at the Venice more, develop muscles,
from an original 35mm festival, which runs from fight breakouts, acquire tues of flossing). Natterson When those conversations
takes on more embarrass-
don’t or can’t happen,
negative to 3-D. Aug. 30 to Sept. 9. deeper voices and experi-
Although the film wasn’t Jackson died in 2009 at ence changes to your pri- ing stuff, too, like boxers Natterson urges kids to
versus briefs.
consult credible sources of
reedited or recut in any the age of 50.q
vate parts. As for the face, she does information — rather than
And those are just the ba- some myth busting: “Shav- random searches of the
sics! ing doesn’t make your hair internet, including image
Dr. Cara Natterson, the pe- grow back thicker, but it searches that lack all con-
diatrician and Los Angeles might look that way,” she text.
mom who has connected writes. “That’s because As for a black hole of pre-
with millions of young girls when you shave, you cut pubescent boy specific
through her best-selling the hair straight across, and resources offline, Natter-
“Care & Keeping of You” the blunt end looks bigger son points to several things
books has now written one than the narrow, tapered that may contribute: “Boy
specifically for boys. She end of uncut hair.” puberty changes that hap-
takes a head-to-toe ap- Good to know, especially pen initially are less obvious
proach to puberty and for the 9- to-12-year-old set than girls. Girls get curves.
adolescence after years of Natterson hopes to reach, Boys don’t. Girls have their
requests from parents for along with older boys who growth spurts earlier than
In this Wednesday, May 10, 2017, file photo, Amy Schumer a book boys can claim as may read the book. boys. ... Meanwhile, when
arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Snatched” at the Re- their own. Much of the more general you look at the science,
gency Village Theatre. “Boys have very little infor- information is valuable for the boys are really not that
Amy Schumer to mation in the print world. girls, too, with similar tips in far behind. It’s just their
Our social conversation
the three books Natterson changes are a little more
star in a Steve Martin about puberty has been wrote for them. In addition, silent in the beginning.”
largely directed at girls,”
she has put out compan-
Natterson also takes on
play on Broadway Natterson said in a re- ion volumes for moms and emotions, with a chap-
cent interview. “We are
daughters to share, with ter on moods and how to
really good at talking to
girls about puberty and how-to scripts and a joint manage them once pu-
blank journal that includes berty comes knocking. She
By MARK KENNEDY person comedy “Meteor body changes and social
AP Entertainment Writer Shower” at the Booth The- changes and emotional writing prompts — all in- breaks boy moodiness into
tended to start potentially two general categories
NEW YORK (AP) — Amy atre starting in November. changes, but we are really
Schumer and Steve Martin It’s about two couples who bad as a society in talking sensitive conversations. — quiet and withdrawn,
Natterson and American or angry, impulsive or ag-
are teaming up for laughs get together to observe to boys about it.”
— on Broadway. the celestial event that in- Mixed with all the usual stuff Girl Publishing put out the gressive — but she makes it
first book for girls, “The clear that not all guys may
The actress and comedian spires the title.q are facts about how genes Care & Keeping of You,” experience puberty that
will star in Martin’s four-
work and the ups and in 1998, later updating it way.q