Karen Young is a psychologist with an interesting perspective about being human which she shares on her blog at Hey Sigmund. She has written an amazing article from her own experience raising four teenagers titled Parenting an Adolescent: 11 Insights That Will Make a Difference.…
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The Confusing Line between Childhood and Adulthood | Great Advice
May 19, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
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A Sign of Early Puberty: Breast Tenderness
May 11, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
One of the first signs your 8-to-10 year old daughter will notice when her body is changing will be breast tenderness. As the hormones of puberty slowly ramp up in her body, tiny glands in her breast will start to develop. They might feel like…
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A Different Kind of Mother’s Day Card
May 6, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Each year on Mother’s Day our children make precious gifts and write adorable cards to thank us for the special ways we have loved them through the year. I have saved many of those cards and they will always be a treasure to me. But…
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Talking about Puberty in New York City
April 20, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
As with the parents in China last month, the concerns as a parent of an adolescent here are very similar. Parents struggle with changes in their child’s attitude during puberty and they feel some relief when they learn that their child’s brain is changing very…
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Celebrating Puberty… IN CHINA!
March 30, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
I just returned from a week of teaching in Guangzhou, China. Chinese parents are eager to learn about how to better communicate with their children and learn what to teach them through the transitional years of puberty. In two separate sessions, I explained the physical…
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