I was recently teaching a small group of 10-year-old girls about puberty. When our discussion became focused on the vulva, it was interesting to them to learn that there are two openings. One opening is for urine and one is the opening out of which…
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Ways to Teach Your Daughter About Her Anatomy
July 11, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Can Your Daughter Put The Events of the Menstrual Cycle In Order?
June 5, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
This is a picture of young girls who have just completed a Celebrate Puberty Workshop with me. I asked them to organize themselves into the correct sequence of events in a menstrual cycle. My favorite part of this exercise is sitting back and watching them…
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What Your Daughter Needs to Know About Getting Her Period
April 11, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Does your daughter understand that having a period is a healthy cleansing process of the body? Learning about her menstrual cycle and how the lining of the uterus, the endometrium, builds up each month might help her to think differently about her periods. During the…
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Does Talking about Sex Mean Your Adolescent Will Want to Have Sex?
April 4, 2019
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Is it your opinion that if you talk to your adolescent about sexual topics, it might encourage them to try it out? I have heard this argument frequently from parents, but I have a different perspective. Recently, a small group of high school girls were…
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