—When do you hear a heartbeat? —What happens in the 2nd month of pregnancy? —What happens in the 3rd month of pregnancy? It is not just what happens at fertilization when a sperm joins an egg in the first month of gestation that is important…
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What Happens After Fertilization?
November 10, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Category:
15+ Year Old Boys
15+ Year Old Girls
If Your Adolescent is 10+ Years, Make Sure They Understand Fertilization
November 3, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Explains how a sperm meets an egg at fertilization Describes that not very many sperm make it to the egg If your adolescent is in that 10+ age group, it is time for you to review the biology of fertilization. This can be a very…
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Blog
What Just Happened?
October 24, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
—What does your son know about wet dreams? —Is he prepared if one happens? —How to keep the conversation from being awkward. Can you imagine the surprise when your son wakes up one morning to find his sheets are wet? He immediately thinks he might…
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Category:
11+ Year Old Boys
Boys
Your First Period Is The Beginning. Then What?
October 13, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
*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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Category:
10+ Year Old Girls
Does This Angry Bird Look Like Your Son?
October 1, 2022
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Is your teenage son quick to be angry? Are you also quick to respond back? There is a way to turn down the heat. Your 13-year-old son’s room looks destroyed. You stop him in the kitchen and tell him he cannot go to the skateboard…
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Category:
13+ Year Old Boys
Boys