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.…
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How to Teach Your Daughter About Puberty | Lesson 4: Her Period
June 6, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Girl-to-Girl Talk About Puberty & Hormones
April 13, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Recently, I had the opportunity to lead a discussion about puberty with six 11-year old girls. They had been friends for many years, which made the discussion a little easier but surprisingly they had never talked about these topics with each other. I used the…
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Advocate For Your Kids
March 30, 2016
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Recently, I have had several opportunities to talk with boys and girls who are in puberty. One consistent concern they have expressed to me is how to let teachers know they are having “immediate puberty issues.” For girls, this typically means something related to their…
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Girls of All Ages Need to Know About Hormones
November 4, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
No matter what your age, if you are a woman, hormones are probably affecting your life in some way. When we were young, around 8-10 years old, hormones began ramping up to steer our body into puberty. Our memory of being a preteen is dominated…
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Isn’t she too young to use a tampon? | Puberty
September 11, 2015
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Recently, I talked to a mom whose daughter had just started having her period. The mom thought her daughter was too young to use a tampon because she was only 11 years old. One day the young girl wanted to go swimming with her friends…
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