What was once a simple puberty lesson at the end of 5th grade, now seems to be evolving into a talk with more advanced topics of sexuality. This means that your kids are going to come home with questions for you to explain. Hopefully, they will…
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11+ year old boys
How to Handle Questions After the 5th Grade Puberty Lesson
May 31, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Why Should You Protect the Testicles?
April 13, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
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
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
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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Wet Dreams – A Big Change For Boys
March 15, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Girls seem to get so much more education about puberty than boys. This is probably because girls are going to start having their period, a significant development in their life, and they need to know what to do. For boys, puberty is also a time…
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Boys and Puberty: How Does Mine Compare to Yours?
March 7, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
If your son is in puberty, he is aware of the changes happening in his body and he will begin to compare those changes to ones the other boys his age group are experiencing. Not all boys go through puberty at the same pace and…
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