The Puberty Prof

This episode titled "Menstrual Product Choices with Caitlin McGuire" was one of the most popular episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast. I hope you enjoy listening to this replay!

Do you know all of the menstrual period choices available in 2023? Listen in the hear returning guest Caitlin McGuire discuss the options with Dr. Lori Reichel. These choices include menstrual pads, tampons, menstrual cups, and menstrual underwear in which all are explained in this episode. In addition other simple facts about having a period will be shared, including the reality of occasional stains on one’s underwear and the need to remove/change the menstrual product per the directions of the product. Released this past winter of the Puberty Prof Podcast, this episode is an audience favorite!

To learn more about Caitlyn and the Bloody Awesome Period box, go to her website at https://www.iambloodyawesome.com or her Instagram at bloodyawesome.co.

Remember you can watch this episode on the Puberty Prof’s YouTube Channel here.

For further help:

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode titled "Common Changes Most Boys Experience (Part 2)" was one of the most popular episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast. This episode was originally released during the first series of the Puberty Prof Podcast. I hope you enjoy listening to this replay!

In this episode Chris Homer, a New York health teacher with almost 30 year’s experience, returns for Part 2 of Common Changes Most Boys Experience. Within this episode, Chris answers common questions children ask about the reproductive system most boys have. Questions include those about the penis, testicles, scrotum sac, vas deferens, erections, and sperm.

For further help, check out these "tools" for talking with young people about puberty:

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode titled "Common Changes Most Boys Experience (Part 1)" was one of the most popular episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast. I hope you enjoy listening to this replay!

Can you list all of the changes most boys experience during puberty? This episode’s guest, Chris Homer, can! Chris has been a health educator in New York for almost 30 years and in this episode he shares how he teaches young people about these natural and normal life events. Originally released during the first season of the Puberty Prof Podcast, this episode is an audience favorite!

For further help you talk with young people about puberty, check out these "tools":

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode titled "Common Changes Most Girls Experience (Part 2)" was one of the most popular episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast. I hope you enjoy listening to this replay!

The Puberty Prof continues the discussion about changes most girls experience during puberty with Anita Scheffer, the wonderful middle school health educator from Long Island. Reproductive body parts most girls have are explained, as well as the basics of the menstrual cycle. Questions children commonly ask about the menstrual cycle are also discussed. Originally released during the first season of the Puberty Prof Podcast, this episode is an audience favorite!

For further help you talk with young people about puberty, check out these "tools":

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode titled "Common Changes Most Girls Experience (Part 1)" was one of the most popular episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast. I hope you enjoy listening to this replay!

This episode’s guest is Anita Scheffer, a positive middle school health educator from Long Island with 30 years teaching experience. Within their conversation, Anita and the Puberty Prof explain the pubertal changes most girls experience including: growth spurts, breast development, hair growth common for most girls, and discharge, as well as some of the decision making that comes with these changes. Originally released during the first season of the Puberty Prof Podcast, this episode is an audience favorite!

For further help you talk with young people about puberty, check out these "tools":

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode titled "Why Isn’t It Easier for Parents to Talk with their Children About Puberty and Sex?" was one of the most popular episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast. I hope you enjoy listening to this replay!

Do you feel awkward thinking about talking with others about sexuality, including your children about pubertal changes? Then listen to this episode to learn that you aren’t alone. After discussing his background, Dr. Dalmacio Dennis Flores, the Puberty Prof’s guest explains that research notes the typical barriers and why they exist. Originally released this past winter, this episode is an audience favorite!

Remember to check out this episode on the Puberty Prof’s YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/bE5W_VRe2Ak

Dr. Dennis Flores is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, an affiliated faculty at the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Program, and is a Visiting Faculty Fellow at the Center for Research on AIDS at Yale University’s School of Public Health. He has led several studies that investigates the role of parents in the sexual health education of their adolescent children who identify as LGBTQ. His studies fuel his subsequent HIV prevention work that includes both urban and rural community education, being a national spokesperson for HIV testing campaigns, and workforce development with around 1400 nurses across three continents. Dr. Flores earned his PhD from Duke University, a Masters in Public Health Nursing Leadership at Emory University, and a Bachelors in Nursing from Kennesaw State University in Georgia.

To contact Dr. Flores, you can email him at: [email protected]

For further help:

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode titled "Growing  Up - What to Expect" was one of the most popular episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast. I hope you enjoy listening to this replay!

What are all of the things kids experience as they go from being a child to becoming an adult? You might automatically think of the changes during puberty, yet there is so much more going on!

In this episode, Dr. Lori Reichel goes over the variety of growing up aspects including social, mental, emotional, environmental, physical, and spiritual changes (referred to as SMEEPS by the Puberty Prof). So listen in for a quick review of these events!

Originally released this past January, the Puberty Prof Podcast, this episode is an audience favorite!

For further help you talk with young people about puberty, check out these "tools":

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just like young people complete their pubertal growth, the Puberty Prof Podcast is coming to an end. After 3 years of wonderful episodes, the Fall 2023 series of episodes will end the podcast in December.

And to celebrate the podcast's success, Dr. Lori, the Puberty Prof, evaluated the data for all episodes and picked the top 15 to be replayed for this fall! So please continue to listen in this fall and enjoy the top 15 episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast. The first of the top 15 will be released next week, Tuesday, September 5th.

Remember- these items are additional tools to help you learn and talk about puberty and other growing up topics:

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ready to answer 13 questions about puberty and other growing up topics? Then listen in to this week’s episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast! Dr. Reichel, known as the Puberty Prof, goes over basic information shared in episodes 92 to 103.

To further help you understand growing up changes and help you have talks:

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ready to answer 13 questions about puberty and other growing up topics? Then make sure to listen to next week's episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast.

Episode 104 will be released on August 1st!

Also, thanks to you, my listeners, for making this podcast successful!

To further learn about puberty and how to have healthy talks:

• download the TALK Puberty app, click here.
• purchase the book, Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty, click here.
• purchase the Puberty Chit Chat Cards, click here.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.