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Teach Your Daughter That A Period is a Healthy Cleansing Process

June 14, 2018 by Dr. Shelley Metten Leave a Comment

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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 to happen to them. It’s all about the blood. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 10+ Year Old Girls, 13+ Year Old Girls, Blog, Girls Tagged With: cleansing, how to teach daughter about puberty, menstrual cycle, period, what happens during puberty for girls, what to teach girls about puberty

A Change in Body Odor – Girls 8 – 10 | Celebrate Puberty Moments

October 4, 2016 by Dr. Shelley Metten Leave a Comment

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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.

The topic for this month: A Change In Body Odor

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: 8 - 9 Year Old Girls, Blog, Celebrate Puberty Moments Video, Girls Tagged With: celebrate puberty, celebrate puberty moments, change in body odor, change in body odor in girls, changes in early puberty, Early Puberty, early puberty changes in girls, Puberty, what to teach girls about puberty

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Dr. Shelley Metten (Dr. M) and Anatomy for Kids helps children and adolescents learn about how the amazing body works. We provide beautifully illustrated age-appropriate books and resources to teach children about their changing body.

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