What does your adolescent daughter know about keeping her female anatomy healthy? When she starts having regular periods, you know how important it is for her to feel confident that she is prepared for her period each month and that she understands feminine hygiene. This…
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Teaching Your Daughter How to Keep Her Female Anatomy Healthy
July 12, 2018
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
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Adolescent Emotional Mood Swings
October 19, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
By now, you have probably already noticed a change in your adolescent’s mood as they entered puberty? Science has explained to us that the adolescent brain goes through a huge burst of development. Because the brain develops from the back to the front, the part…
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A Different Kind of Mother’s Day Card
May 6, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Each year on Mother’s Day our children make precious gifts and write adorable cards to thank us for the special ways we have loved them through the year. I have saved many of those cards and they will always be a treasure to me. But…
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Questions and Answers for Boys ages 5 – 7
January 1, 2014
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! My son is five and…
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