We know that it is important for our daughters to be prepared for their first period, but what about our sons. It is during puberty that they will experience their first ejaculation. Even the word, ejaculation, is difficult for us to say out loud which…
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what happens during puberty for boys
Your Son’s First Ejaculation
March 8, 2018
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Body Odor! Puberty is Here for Your Son
March 1, 2018
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
If you notice a change in your son’s body odor, you have experienced the first sign most parents notice that puberty has arrived. It takes hormones to make the body odor change happen and that occurs when puberty starts or maybe a short time before.…
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Have You Talked to Your Son About Wet Dreams? | Changes During Puberty
February 1, 2018
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Is your son prepared for what is coming his way during puberty? Soon he will experience his first ejaculation, and it might happen while he is sleeping. Probably, one of the first signs of puberty you noticed in your son was a change, and not…
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Puberty, Boys, and a Fluid Situation
July 27, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Knowing that a daughter’s first period is going to happen soon, inspires parents to teach her about what is changing in her body and how she can be prepared for fluids discharging from it. But, boys who are in puberty are also going to encounter…
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Physical Development During Boy Puberty
July 20, 2017
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
This is a very personal and concerning topic related to boy puberty. Approximately 2/3 of boys 13-14 years old notice an increase in the size of one or both of their breasts. Enlargement of the breast(s) is called gynecomastia and indicates that breast tissue is…
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