The Puberty Prof

Have you felt frustrated about talking with a young person yet it seems not to be working? Do you feel more conflicts are occurring with your pre-teen/teen and are not sure how to resolve them? Then listen to this episode of the Puberty Prof podcast in which Cynthia Klein shares her expertise on parenting, including how to positively influence your kids instead of controlling them. Author of Ally Parenting: A Non-Adversarial Approach to Transform Conflict Into Cooperation, Cynthia is a parenting coach with the mission to creating greater family harmony.

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

To get in touch with Cynthia Klein, go to https://bridges2understanding.com

Also, remember to check out her book: Ally Parenting: A Non-Adversarial Approach to Transform Conflict Into Cooperation

To further help you understand puberty and other growing up changes:

• 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

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Ms. Jackie Dipzinski returns to discuss concrete examples for planning and goal setting. Specifically, examples of how to plan for pubertal events, social pressures, and emotional challenges are covered.

To contact Ms. Dipzinski, you can email her at [email protected] or call her at 585-395-5158.

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

For further help you talking with your young people:

• 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.

Another set of life skills we can teach our young people includes planning and goal setting. To help explain what these skills are about is this episode’s guest, Ms. Jackie Dipzinski. The passionate instructor overseeing the School Health Education Program at SUNY Brockport, Jackie has 21+ years’ experience in skill-based health education. As she explains, planning includes noting support systems and reasons why we choose specific goals, reflecting on barriers and how to overcome them, as well as other helpful strategies. SMART Goals are ensuring our goals are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. Listen in to learn how to explain life planning to your young people.

Remember you can also watch this episode on the Puberty Prof's YouTube Channel.

To contact Ms. Dipzinski, you can email her at [email protected] or call her at 585-395-5158.

To further help you understand puberty and other growing up changes:

• 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.

Not only can adults advocate for young people, yet young people can learn to advocate for themselves as well as others. In this episode, Dr. Irene Cucina returns to the Puberty Prof Podcast to explain what advocating for oneself and others is all about. Dr. Cucina is a highly recognized health and physical education expert and New Hampshire’s 2023 winner of the Meritorious Achievement Award. Thank you for all that you do, Dr. Cucina and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

To watch this episode, please go to the Puberty Prof’s YouTube channel.

To learn more about advocacy, check out the CDC’s website.

Know someone who needs some help having puberty talks? Then recommend they:

• 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 was originally released during the first series of the Puberty Prof Podcast. 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:

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Research tells us that young people need to figure out how to solve challenges in their personal lives, yet sometimes their caretakers jump in to solve their challenges instead. This episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast provides concrete techniques a caregiver can use to teach their young person for how to navigate life’s challenges. To explain these habits, Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick, author of The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen’s Wellness & Academic Journey in Today’s Competitive World, is the Puberty Prof’s guest. 

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

To get in touch with Cynthia, check out her website at: www.parentcompassbook.com

Or check out her social media sites:

website | parentcompassbook.com

instagram | @parentcompass

twitter | @parentcompass1

facebook | TheParentCompass

linkedIn | Cindy Muchnick and Jenn Curtis

To further help you understand puberty 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.

In this episode Jen Mead returns to discuss the importance of “I” statements and how she teaches young people how to use them. Jen is the NYS Health Teacher of the Year and focuses her teaching on skill development in the classroom setting.

As noted in this episode by the Puberty Prof, an “I feel” statement includes four parts:

I feel _____ when _______ because ______. I need/want __________.

An example of a complete “I feel” statement is: "I feel angry when we started our meeting late because we were supposed to start at 4pm. I need us to plan better for the future."

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

Get more information about Health At School by going to https://gethealthatschool.com/
Or follow Jen at:@healthatschool1 on Twittergethealthatschool on Instagram healthatschool1 on Facebook.

Resources regarding Child Sexual Abuse:Sexual Abuse Can Happen To Anyone are found at: https://amaze.org/video/personal-safety-sexual-abuse-can-happen-to-anyone/

And for reporting Child Abusehttps://childhelphotline.org/

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.

As young people grow up they experience more opportunities to talk with others and form friendships. To help them best communicate their ideas and needs/wants, Jen Mead joins the discussion with the Puberty Prof to share the basics of what positive/assertive communication is about.  Jen Mead is the NYS Health Teacher of the Year and focuses her teaching on skill development in the classroom setting. Concepts include choosing words carefully, ensuring positive tone is used, and demonstrating effective body language.

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

Get more information about Health At School by going to https://gethealthatschool.com/
Or follow Jen at:@healthatschool1 on Twittergethealthatschool on Instagram healthatschool1 on Facebook.

Resources regarding Child Sexual Abuse: Sexual Abuse Can Happen To Anyone are found at: https://amaze.org/video/personal-safety-sexual-abuse-can-happen-to-anyone/

And for reporting Child Abusehttps://childhelphotline.org/

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.

There are many choices for supporting breasts, including tank tops, basic bras, padded bras, and sports bras. This episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast presents these choices with returning guest Meghan Vlad. Megan is New York State’s AHPERD Amazing Person for Technology Use (2022) and, as you hear/see in this episode, a positive health teacher who really cares about her students.

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.

Breast budding and development occurs to most girls during the pre-teen years. This episode focuses on basic information on this development as well as other concepts young people often wonder about. To help discuss this topic is Megan Vlad. Megan is a passionate school health teacher and New York State’s AHPERD Amazing Person for Technology Use (2022).

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.