No matter what your age, if you are a woman, hormones are probably affecting your life in some way. When we were young, around 8-10 years old, hormones began ramping up to steer our body into puberty. Our memory of being a preteen is dominated…
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How to Teach Your 8 – 10 Year Old Son About Puberty
October 23, 2015
A frequent question I am asked about boys in the 8-10 year old age group is how to start a conversation with them about puberty and what to teach them. Boys in this age group are typically more willing to discuss this topic, but it…
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Beginning the Puberty Conversation with Your Son
September 29, 2015
Are adolescent boys comfortable talking about their body? I began to question this when I started to write my upcoming book, I’m a Boy, Hormones!, for boys 11 years and older. Typically, when I complete a draft of a book, I invite groups of kids…
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Isn’t she too young to use a tampon? | Puberty
September 11, 2015
Recently, I talked to a mom whose daughter had just started having her period. The mom thought her daughter was too young to use a tampon because she was only 11 years old. One day the young girl wanted to go swimming with her friends…
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This is it. Your daughter is getting her period.
September 1, 2015
That special time in your daughter’s life has arrived. Your daughter is either about to have her first period or maybe she started having her period recently. You remember the apprehension from your early puberty days about having to deal with blood and pads, and…
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