What was once a simple puberty lesson at the end of 5th grade, now seems to be evolving into a talk with more advanced topics of sexuality. This means that your kids are going to come home with questions for you to explain. Hopefully, they will…
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Problems When Boys Develop At Different Rates
May 25, 2017
Although they might not say it out loud, boys notice the changes happening to their friends who are developing at different rates than they are during puberty. Some will have genital development and facial hair early and start to look more like young adults. Others…
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5 Facts to Ease Your Daughter’s Mind About Her First Period
May 17, 2017
There are certainly lots of different issues we could talk about when it comes to the concerns that girls have during puberty, but there is one that hits the top of the list every time. Young girls are incredibly concerned about what is going to…
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A Mother’s Day Letter to Her Adolescent Child
May 12, 2017
Most moms of adolescents and young teens spend each day caught up in the chaos of hormone surges and emotional upheaval. You never know exactly what it will be like during the next few minutes with your unpredictable child, but you hope that whatever interaction…
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Does Silence Scare You?
May 4, 2017
If I asked a group of parents of adolescents what scares them the most, you would think they would say the internet, drugs, poor school performance. But, actually, if I add “silence from their child” to the list, that fear would top the list. These…
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