about two years after their body has initiated puberty. But let’s not forget that while some girls may need to wait till they are 16 or 17, there are also others who get them as early as the age of 9. If the child is not aware of what is happening, they can be frightened by t...
As children go through puberty, they need a lot of support. They experience dramatic physical and emotional changes. If you're a parent of a preadolescent or adolescent child, you know that his or her emotions can fluctuate by the minute. Surginghormones, in part, cause these changes and ...
One type of online media that many teenagers—and even children if they can obtain access—may consume is pornography. During puberty, kids become curious about sex and may begin researching online. Because it is so easy to access, it is likely that they will be exposed to pornography. Laws...
There are few things as scary as talking to your young daughter about puberty. Yet, it needs to be done and sometimes sooner rather than later. Some girls will start to see puberty changes as young as 7 years old, although most will start between 9 and 11. By the time your daughter i...
Understand how male and female bodies grow and differ, including the changes their bodies will undergo during puberty Know the biological components of the reproductive cycle, including the probability of pregnancy and/or STIs with unprotected intercourse ...
When kids grow up in a household where parents aren’t around or don't show love, or a school where they don’t feel like they are heard, children can develop childhood trauma. This, combined withpubertyissues, develops into full-blown depression and anxiety when they reach their teenage ...
The Talk Institute's mission is to build and support open communication between parents and their children while growing up. We do this by offering live and online courses that parents and kids take together.
We cannot have a one-size-fits-all approach to instructing our children about anything—much less sex ed. But let’s shatter the myth that sexual topics are off-limits for the middle childhood years (about age 7 to puberty). Fact: The World is Already Teaching Our Kids About Sex We ...
Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., a child psychologist as well as a mom, answers questions about raising boys, including ones about toy guns, puberty, anxiety, and consent.
Do you always overlook your mom’s words when talking with your friends? If you’re a teen, that’s fairly ___. And new researches may explain why so many adolescents ___their mom’s voices. Young kids’ brains are very tuned in to their mothers’ voices. But as they grow up, ...