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Metro Parent Magazine Features Turning Teen Talking about Puberty

Metro Parent Magazine Features Turning Teen Helping Moms and Daughters Talk about Puberty :) Looking forward to having new girls at our workshops thanks to the help of Metro Parent spreading the word! http://www.metroparent.com/metro-parent-magazine/m-parenting/m-tweens-teens/turning-teen-program-helps-moms-daughters-talk-puberty/

In the News (yep…on TV!)

Thank you to WDIV Channel 4 Detroit and Paula Tutman for featuring Turning Teen!  We had a blast! And love spreading the word that we are here to help moms help their daughters!!!!  http://www.clickondetroit.com/lifestyle/program-helps-moms-daughters-who-have-puberty-questions   What a fabulous group of girls representing Turning Teen today on the news! Dr. Carrie and Dr. [...]

Top Ten Tips for Parenting Tweens

Turning Teen’s Top Ten Tips for Parenting Tweens   When your child is changing, then your parenting style needs to change too.   Listen to what she is saying.  Just listen...you don’t always have to talk. Even if she is trying to push you away, stand your ground and push your way back in.  If [...]

Puberty Talk In Daily Conversation

My winter break vacation was one long Turning Teen workshop. Fortunately I didn’t mind since I love talking to other parents about the complicated life of pubertal tweens. There were about twenty families at this family resort, all with kids mostly between the ages of 5-12. Therefore, I would’ve expected nothing less than constant [...]

The Gift of Communication

Turning Teen has officially been in business just over one month, and the response has been overwhelming.  Dr. Lisa and I set out on this journey nine months ago, and have truly enjoyed sharing our “passion for puberty”.  We discussed, researched, dreamed, and created a program we are proud of.  We imagined a workshop where [...]

Having “The Talk” in Today’s World (by guest blogger Jill Rivkin)

  Claiming to have walked uphill in a snowstorm to school just doesn’t cut it anymore for parents trying to explain to their kids just how fortunate they are. Seriously! We didn’t have the internet when we were kids! No Google! No YouTube! No e-mail! No texting! When today’s teens’ parents were growing up, times [...]

Take the Porn out of Puberty

My two boys, ages 8 and 10, are very comfortable surfing the internet to find the latest Star Wars videos or rare Pokemon card on Ebay.  Advertisements flash up on their iPad screens that they quickly close because it’s disrupting their technology time.  But sometimes they discover a new video they want to watch because [...]

Breasts Come in All Different Shapes and Sizes

It’s a bit like scooping out 2 servings of ice cream, and they are supposed to be the exact same size form the exact same scoop, but they are just a bit different. Sometimes things we think should be the same, are just different. Like our shoe size. Did you know most women have [...]

Brain Blame

If you live with a tween, here’s the possible effects of hormones on your daughter: ? (happy) “Hi Mom! I had a good day at school. I’m going to go text Julie (aka best friend) about the awesome new outfit you bought me. Thank you!” Five minutes later… ? (angry) “OMG! I’m so mad. I can’t [...]

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