*Puberty includes learning the menstrual cycle *Puberty app for planning The fifth grade puberty school workshop is coming up. The school will explain to you what they will be teaching, and you are grateful that you don’t need to do the teaching. I completely understand…
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parenting girls
Your First Period Is The Beginning. Then What?
October 13, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
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10+ Year Old Girls
Does Your Daughter Know What To Expect When Her First Period Happens?
September 15, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
*Preparing a bag for her first period *Easy way to make her feel more secure *Mother-daughter sharing opportunity Preparing your daughter for her first period is a highly emotional experience for her and for you. Suddenly it feels like there is so much to explain…
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Slowly Walk Through Puberty
September 8, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
*Talk about puberty along the way *Let your child discover puberty small steps at a time When I started thinking about how to teach topics like puberty to young kids, I was convinced the best way was to teach the parents and then they could…
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When Does Your Daughter Arrive At Sexual Maturity?
July 7, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
We are so careful to make sure that our daughters are ready for their first period. But after they start having regular monthly periods, they have likely reached the end of puberty and have entered sexual maturity. This is a big deal. Although your daughter…
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Why Is There Such a Change in the Emotions of Your Preteen Adolescent?
September 16, 2021
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
If you have a child in the 11-12-year-old age group, you know that puberty has arrived! They even begin to look different as the puberty hormones rush through their body and bring about lots of physical changes. But what is as significant during these same…
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