If you notice a change in your son’s body odor, you have experienced the first sign most parents notice that puberty has arrived. It takes hormones to make the body odor change happen and that occurs when puberty starts or maybe a short time before.…
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Body Odor! Puberty is Here for Your Son
March 1, 2018
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
A Change in Body Odor – Boys 8 – 10 | Celebrate Puberty Moments
October 11, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Celebrate Puberty Moments are brief mini-lessons about puberty from me to you. Each month, I introduce a small topic about changes in your child’s body during puberty that you can discuss with your child during the month. The content is for a special group of kids.…
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How to Teach Your Daughter About Puberty | Lesson 3: Pimples and Body Odor
May 23, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
These first three lessons of the series are particularly useful if your daughter is 8-10 years old and just beginning puberty. In the first lesson, I talked about basic female anatomy, including the ovaries, uterus, fallopian tubes and vagina. Next we talked about breast buds,…
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How to Teach Your 8 – 10 Year Old Son About Puberty
October 23, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
A frequent question I am asked about boys in the 8-10 year old age group is how to start a conversation with them about puberty and what to teach them. Boys in this age group are typically more willing to discuss this topic, but it…
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Questions and Answers for Boys ages 8 – 10
January 20, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Click on the specific question below and you will go directly to the answer about that topic. Or, you can scroll down through all the questions and answers. Also, be sure to click the tabs below the questions for additional resources! It has become obvious that…
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