Although your adolescent is pushing for freedom, especially if they are a young teen, a loss of boundaries is going to make him or her feel insecure. Certainly, the boundaries must begin to change because they are not children anymore, but they still need them.…
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Girls Have a Limited Number of Eggs, While Boys Produce Unlimited Sperm
November 19, 2019
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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What Does The Brain Have To Do With Puberty?
November 12, 2019
It seems to most parents and adolescents that puberty is mostly about changes in the reproductive structures. That is true, but it is actually the brain that is orchestrating the maturing process. At the beginning of puberty, the brain sends hormone messages to the ovaries…
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A Difference in Height During Puberty Can Affect Adolescent Friendships
November 5, 2019
Although there are many similarities for girls and boys as they move through puberty, there is one obvious difference that happens as they experience growth spurts. During the early teen days of puberty, boys seem to still be so young and short, while many of…
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What is a Growth Spurt?
October 29, 2019
Your adolescent has probably heard you talk about growth spurts and it is certainly obvious when it happens, but do they know why they suddenly grow taller? This anatomy figure explains the basic concept of a growth spurt. The blue lines in the bones are…
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