There are a lot of different reasons you might visit your pediatrician. There are of course those times when you have strep throat or ear infections, or are due for your annual check-up or immunizations. But your pediatrician [...]
By: Dr. Lisa Klein QUESTION: Most girls feel _____ about getting their period for the first time. Embarrassed 😳 Scared 😱 Excited 😁 Nervous 😬 All of the above ANSWER: e) All of the above! All of these [...]
Dr Lisa Klein visits to Elevate podcast to discuss the infamously squirmish topic of teaching our children about puberty and sex
Some tips and tricks for helping your tween cope with stress.
I’m supposed to be an expert on this parenting stuff - so why is it still so tough to do? Pediatrician - check. Read parenting books - check. Read every blog I can find on being a good [...]
Creating Turning Teen has been an eye opening experience in so many ways. One of the most interesting things to see is how people have such vastly differing views about what is “right” in terms of introducing tough topics like [...]
Actual (verbatim) conversation between me (Dr. Lisa) and my 10 year old. So mom, you have only had sex twice, right? Why do you want to know that? Well, you only have two kids. So that means you have [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]