The Puberty Prof

The past episodes of the Puberty Prof Podcast focus on the realities of the many influences young people experience. Although some influences can be positive, many are negative in which between being exposed to so much while also going through puberty and other growing up events, can create feelings of anxiety. To better understand what anxiety is and how we can help pre-teens and teens handle these feelings, Dr. Terri Bacow joins today’s episode to share her wisdom and guidance.

TERRI BACOW is a widely known expert in cognitive behavioral therapy, an evidence-based therapy approach. A Brown and Boston University graduate, she sees clients in her private practice in New York City. She is a media contributor and has been featured in Women’s Healthand Shapemagazines, and Scary Mommy, as well as various blogs and podcasts. Dr. Bacow is also the author of Goodbye, Anxiety: A Guided Journal for Overcoming Worry. 

Follow Dr. Bacow on Instagram at @drterribacow

Click here to watch ond the Puberty Prof's YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/p9j4upwtzrY

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.

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This upcoming week is Global Unplugging Day in which people around the world will “unplug” from technology. So how can you help the young people unplug? And how can you help them self-regulate their personal devices? Listen in to this episode of the Puberty Prof podcast in which Sarah Maynard explains the need to talk with young people about technology communication. Sarah is the person behind “The Start Effect” and mom to four children. In addition to summarizing current happenings with online technology, Sarah provides recommendations for parents and other caregivers on how to monitor and communicate with your children about being unplugged, including creating a “contract” to help with the self-regulation of using personal devices.

To find out more about Sarah and gain access to the Digital Device Agreement discussed in this episode, check out her website at: www.thestarteffect.com

To 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.

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The word “beautiful” is often referred to how something looks on the outside, including people. Yet, as this episode’s guest explains, growing up to become an adult is beautiful because everyone can figure out who they truly are, which is BEAUTIFUL! Listen in to hear Stavros, a 22 year old male born and raised in Greece, describe this occurrence as well as his feelings and thoughts of his own growing up experiences.

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

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.

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All of us need to love ourselves. Therefore, on this episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast, Dr. Lori Reichel explains 5 ways everyone, young people and adults, can love themselves. These 5 ways include moving our bodies, analyzing the influences around us, limiting our social media time, honoring what our bodies do, and giving ourselves a “date night.” Remember- everyone is one this planet for a reason!

Remember you can watch this episode on the Puberty Prof’s YouTube Channel too! Just click 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

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As young people get older, their number of influences increase. So how can we best help them? To answer this question, as well as others, Judy LoBianco joins in this episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast. An experienced Health and Physical Educator/Administrator, Judy explains what this skill set is about (NHES #2), as well as how parents and other caregivers need to be positive influences.

For more information on this skill set, refer to the National Health Education Standard #2 by going g to the Centers for Disease and Control for Prevention here: https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/sher/standards/index.htm

Judy LoBianco is the President of HPE Solutions and a Past President of SHAPE America. She spent most of her career as a Supervisor of Health and PE. She’s presented countless keynotes and workshops and has been recognized at the state and national levels. 
You can reach Judy @email address: [email protected]Follow her on Twitter at @jlobianc 

Remember to check out this episode on the Puberty Prof’s YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/5oPtNGyoYEY

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.

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In the last episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast, Dr. Dalmacio Dennis Flores noted common communication barriers existing between parents and their children when it comes to talking about human sexuality, including puberty. In this episode, Dr. Flores returns and provides recommendations for removing these barriers and creating “bridges” in communication. Recommendations include talking before the “expiration date,” remembering that being asked questions are expressions of trust, gently ask what they are asking about, realizing you don’t have to know everything, and using teachable moments.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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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!

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

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.

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Happy 2023! The Puberty Prof podcast returns with this mini-episode in which Dr. Lori Reichel goes over: the differences between puberty and adolescence, updates for 2023, and lessons learned over the past 78 episodes (2 years).

Congrats to the Puberty Prof for a successful two past years!

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

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.

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In this mini-episode, the Puberty Prof gives a quick review of the fall episodes, notes what is to come in January of 2023, and wishes everyone a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season!

Remember to check out the Puberty Prof's website at www.lorireichel.com. Both her award winning book and apps are described with links available to help purchase these items.

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