Over the weekend I read an interesting article from PBS about sex education in the Dutch schools. Although the article is a bit more progressive than most of us would be comfortable with, it did offer some interesting ideas. I am in the process of…
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Body Odor! An Early Puberty Sign for Boys and Girls
May 26, 2015
The biological process of puberty makes a quiet entrance into a child’s life in many ways, except for changes in how they SMELL! Interestingly, the hormone that has a big effect on the skin, in both boys and girls, is a form of testosterone. There…
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The Confusing Line between Childhood and Adulthood | Great Advice
May 19, 2015
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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A Sign of Early Puberty: Breast Tenderness
May 11, 2015
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
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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