It's important that our sons and daughters have an opportunity to learn about the other half of the story about the reproductive system. For example, girls have about 300,000 eggs in their ovaries when they begin puberty. After they start having menstrual periods, they ovulate…
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11+ year old boys
Girls Have a Limited Number of Eggs, While Boys Produce Unlimited Sperm
November 19, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
What’s the Difference Between Puberty and Adolescence?
October 15, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
The terminology can be confusing when your child is no longer a child. The next stage is called adolescence. It begins at about 10-years-old and lasts into their early 20’s. This is the age when their brain is rapidly developing and you will notice progressive…
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Wet Dreams – Do All Boys Have Them?
September 3, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
If you have a son in his early teens, it is likely that he has experienced a wet dream, or also called a nocturnal emission. A wet dream is a result of maturing boy reproductive anatomy. There are two types of glands in his pelvic…
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Teach Your Son About His Skin To Win Him Over
July 18, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
It helps our sons to have a visual to help them learn new concepts. This is an anatomy figure from my book, I’m a Boy, Hormones! that describes what a hair follicle looks like in the skin. The reason your 11-years-old and older son benefits…
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How Informed is Your Son About His Reproductive Anatomy?
June 13, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
I am looking for more and more ways to teach our sons about their body. Although the changes during puberty are equally as important to a boy as they are to a girl, it seems that there is not the same emphasis on making sure…
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