Raising an adolescent daughter is emotionally challenging for most parents. Girls in the 10+ age group tend to begin a long period of time, several years, when their opinions and ideas change considerably from the more simple ideas of their childhood days. They are changing…
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Something Simple to Help Navigate The Turmoil – A Weekly Family Meal Together
July 22, 2021
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Have You Talked to Your Son About Wet Dreams?
July 8, 2021
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Maybe he won’t say it but this is what he feels after you talk to him about wet dreams. One of the top searched questions on Google by parents of adolescent boys is about wet dreams, also called nocturnal emissions. Not all boys experience these…
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How to Avoid Conflict With Your Adolescent
July 1, 2021
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
I thought this picture captured how most moms feel most of the time when they are raising young teenagers ... in over their head! Adolescents in that are 10+ years old, and all the way into their 20s, can keep you under water. Just as…
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Is it Normal for a Period to be so Bloody?
May 27, 2021
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Seeing blood has always been a sign that something is very wrong. It's important that our daughters learn that menstrual blood does not mean something is wrong. It is the result of a healthy cleansing of the inside of the uterus. It is good for…
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Is Your Son Prepared For His First Wet Dream?
May 20, 2021
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Without realizing it, a boy in the 12+ age group could wake up one morning with wet sheets. There are no warning signs to prepare him. He might think that he has wet the bed during the night, but with more checking, he will realize…
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