“Our goal is that children everywhere will have the knowledge to make wise choices in the care of their bodies.” – Dr. Metten
Breast Buds begin to form when girls are entering early puberty at about 8-9 years old.
In this video, I explain how these form and how you can help your daughter be confident and comfortable through this time.
Celebrate Puberty Moments are brief mini-lessons about puberty from me to you. Each month, I introduce a small topic about changes in your child’s body during puberty that you can discuss with your child during the month. The content is specific for a special group of kids. This one is for parents of daughters who are 8-10 years old.
Most parents find it hard to believe that their 8-10-year-old daughter has entered early puberty. One sign to look for is a change in her body odor.
Please watch this video to learn more about this, see how you can talk to your daughter about this and an idea for something you can do together to increase her confidence around this change.
When you watch 9-year-old girls as they play with their friends, it is so difficult to believe that their young bodies have likely entered the early days of puberty. Our judgment tells us that they look like children and think like children, so there is still plenty of time to teach them about the changes that are inevitably coming soon. [Read more…]
Recently my entire family went on vacation together, as we do each year.
This year, my son, two of his daughters (one pictured at right) and myself, even entered a group cooking competition at the camp! I won’t spoil the results, but I let you know in the video. [Read more…]
A wave of panic suddenly rises from deep inside you. You feel yourself start to get hot and sweaty. (And it’s not a hot flash this time!)
Words are getting stuck. All of a sudden, it sounds like YOU are the one going through puberty.
It’s happened. It’s time to really teach your daughter about her period. [Read more…]
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