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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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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Why Should You Protect the Testicles?
April 13, 2017
When girls are born, they have all the eggs they are ever going to have in their ovaries. This is a totally different story for boys. When your son was born, there were tiny cells in his testicles that were waiting to be awakened during…
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When Does Puberty Start For Boys?
April 6, 2017
How much education do our adolescent sons receive about their changing body during puberty? The answer seems like it is less than what our daughters receive. This could be due to the fact that girls have very obvious outward signs of puberty, like the onset…
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