Have You Talked to Your Son About Wet Dreams? | Changes During Puberty
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 a positive one, in his body odor. Pimples likely began popping out on his face and even now he continues to keep you guessing every day as his emotions go up and down.
The Biggest Changes
All of those changes are obvious, but inside his male anatomy even bigger changes are happening that only your son will know about. His male anatomy is slowly waking up. Male glands, seminal vesicles and prostate gland, receive signals from testosterone to start making their fluid. This leads to a new experience for your son called ejaculation. During an ejaculation, fluid from these glands mixes with sperm forming a new fluid called semen. About a teaspoon of semen is released from the penis during an ejaculation.
Unexpected ejaculations happen to many boys during their sleep. This is called nocturnal emission or a “wet dream.” It is concerning to these boys when they wake up and their pajamas are wet. If they haven’t been prepared for a wet dream, they will think they have wet the bed. They will have questions like how often is this going to happen to me? Why is this happening to me? Is it normal or is something wrong with me? Sadly, he is not likely to ask anyone for answers which is why you will need to initiate a talk to teach him about the possibility of a wet dream before he experiences it.
The reason wet dreams happen is a bit controversial, but certainly part of the reason is that his reproductive glands are maturing. You can reassure your son that wet dreams are normal experiences that will go away in a few months. Not all boys have them so it is normal if he has one and normal if he doesn’t.
Help Our Sons Make the Transition
Let’s not forget that our sons experience significant changes during puberty. Help them through this important time of transition by talking to them about their body and the changes they are going to experience before they happen.
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