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
Tagged With: 10+ year old girls
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Teach Your Daughter That A Period is a Healthy Cleansing Process
June 14, 2018
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
The more your daughter understands about her period, the less fear she will feel as it approaches. If you talk to a group of young girls who will likely have their first period in the next few months, they are anxious about what is going…
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Premenstrual Time & Dancing in the Rain
October 5, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.” -Vivian Greene When I saw this quote, I immediately thought about our daughters during the few days of premenstrual time prior to the start of their period…
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5 Facts to Ease Your Daughter’s Mind About Her First Period
May 17, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
There are certainly lots of different issues we could talk about when it comes to the concerns that girls have during puberty, but there is one that hits the top of the list every time. Young girls are incredibly concerned about what is going to…
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How To Teach Your Daughter About Puberty | Lesson 5: Her Menstrual Cycle & Hormones
June 17, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
The first four lessons in this series contain information that you probably already had planned to teach your daughter during puberty to prepare her for this important transition in her life. Let me ask you this… When you were your daughter’s age, did anyone explain…
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