If you homeschool your daughter, or you have chosen not to have her participate in the school presentation about puberty, I have an alternative that will help prepare her for her first period. She is no doubt anxious about when her period will happen and…
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Help Your Daughter Feel in Control as Her First Period Happens
December 17, 2020
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Does Your 13-Year Old Son Know Anything About Ovulation?
November 19, 2020
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
When your adolescent son becomes 13 years or older, it is time for him to learn more about reproduction. The biology will be interesting to him because now he will begin to understand how the girl’s reproductive system works. I think most adolescents are interested…
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Eggs and Sperm Both Travel in Tubes to Their Destination
November 5, 2020
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
When helping your daughter understand how puberty is different for a boy, it is helpful to show common pathways. For example, eggs are produced in the ovaries and sperm are produced in the testicles. They both leave and follow along inside a tube to get…
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Where Does All the Blood Come From?
October 22, 2020
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
Even if they don’t ask about it, boys who are 13+ years old are curious about how puberty is different for girls. They are particularly interested in learning about girls and their periods. They hear their friends who are girls talking about it, but most…
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Does Your Son Know How the Female Menstrual Cycle Works?
September 24, 2020
Written by: Dr. Shelley Metten
I put together review groups of young boys to go over my books before I publish them. These are my junior editors. It was so fascinating to listen to their questions as we worked through the content of my book I’m a Boy, How Are…
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