The Puberty Prof

This episode of the Puberty Prof podcast includes 13 true/false statements and multiple guess questions to review episodes 66-77. Play along as the Puberty Prof, Dr. Lori Reichel, challenges you and your friends/family members!

To check out the video of this episode/trivia game on YouTube go to: https://youtu.be/1qT2KmFllfg

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to further help you start and continue conversations. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions.

Another resource and GREAT Holiday gift is the book Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty . This book is the recipient of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award, the B.R.A.G. Medallion Medal, and the Wishing Shelf Bronze Award.

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Reminders!

1. The Fall Series Trivia Game will be released next week (Dec. 6);
2. The Fall Series, episodes 66 to 77, included information from the NSES that parents and other caregivers can refer to for age- and developmentally- appropriate content; AND
3. 3. The book titled Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty: Insights from a nationally recognized health education expert, is a GREAT GIFT for people you care about! Consider purchasing the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Common-Questions-Children-About-Puberty/dp/1732032912/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

The YouTube clip for this mini-episode is found here: https://youtu.be/XlUEx8nWUYk

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Probably the most challenging topic for the Puberty Prof to talk about deals with Interpersonal Violence, including inappropriate touches and personal boundaries. This episode introduces this topic with the help of Mr. Sean and Rodney. Mr. Sean and Rodney provides in-person and virtual SEL presentations on the topics of empathy and violence prevention while featuring puppetry and original super hero stories. Topics such as bullying, upstanders, racism, and personal body safety/consent are Mr. Sean’s and Rodney’s focus.

To get in touch with Mr. Sean, email him at: [email protected]

Or check out his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mrseanpresents/

To watch this episode on the Puberty Prof’s YouTube channel, go to: https://youtu.be/QTNysrYJy3k

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to help start and continue conversations with your pre-teen. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-puberty-app/id1518896929

Also available is the TALK B4 Sex app which helps to start conversations on a variety of sexuality topics including healthy relationships, feelings and beliefs about sex, and identity. (Click here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-b4-sex/id1550222041)

Another resource that can provide you with more information for what questions children might ask is the book Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty . This book is the recipient of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award, the B.R.A.G. Medallion Medal, and the Wishing Shelf Bronze Award.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Although the topic may be uncomfortable, young people need to learn specific information and skills about inappropriate touches, as well as other forms of interpersonal violence. To explain the importance of talking with children,  Dr. Kelli Palfy returns as a guest on the Puberty Prof podcast.

Dr. Palfy is a clinical psychologist, author, and speaker specializing in sexual abuse. Her books include The Unsafe Neighbour, Pawsitively Me: My Healing Journey, Unfriend Her, and MeN Too.

To reach her, go to Dr. Palfy’s website at : https://kellipalfy.com

Watch the full episode on the Puberty Prof’s YouTube Channel at: https://youtu.be/5o-wFWSUn5Y

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to help start and continue conversations with your pre-teen. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-puberty-app/id1518896929

Also available is the TALK B4 Sex app which helps to start conversations on a variety of sexuality topics including healthy relationships, feelings and beliefs about sex, and identity. (Click here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-b4-sex/id1550222041)

Another resource that can provide you with more information for what questions children might ask is the book Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty . This book is the recipient of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award, the B.R.A.G. Medallion Medal, and the Wishing Shelf Bronze Award.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As noted in the last episode of this podcast, sexual health is one topic of the National Sexuality Education Standards. Yet what specific things can we talk to young people about that relates to this topic? The answer is everyday germ transmission and personal hygiene skills! To help explain these basics, Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey joins this episode to talk with the Puberty Prof. Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey, MD, DPhil, is a physician-scientist and writer. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center where she practices emergency psychiatry. Prior to her career in medicine, she conducted HIV immunology research for many years at several institutions including the National Institutes of Health and the University of Oxford. Dr. Smalls-Mantey speaks and writes about public and mental health, and has appeared several times on ABC News and Black News Channel. Her recent co-authored book is Anjali the Brave: All about Vaccines, where readers join Anjali on an inspirational journey as she learns about how vaccines work to keep us safe and healthy, and about the amazing scientists who created them.

To connect with Dr. Smalls-Mantey you can follow her on instagram @doctoradjoa and @anjalithebrave. Anjali the Brave: All about Vaccines is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers where eBooks are sold. More information is available at www.anjlaithebrave.com.

To check out the National Sexuality Education Standards , click here: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NSES-2020-web-updated2.pdf (Sexual Health information begins around page 47)

Remember to watch the first 10 minutes of this episode on the Puberty Prof's YouTube Channel at: https://youtu.be/MykhXqBNMLs

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to help start and continue conversations with your pre-teen. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-puberty-app/id1518896929

Also available is the TALK B4 Sex app which helps to start conversations on a variety of sexuality topics including healthy relationships, feelings and beliefs about sex, and identity. (Click here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-b4-sex/id1550222041)

Another resource that can provide you with more information for what questions children might ask is the book Common Questions Children Ask About Puberty . This book is the recipient of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award, the B.R.A.G. Medallion Medal, and the Wishing Shelf Bronze Award.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you think is recommended for young people to learn about regarding sexual health? Listen to this episode of the Puberty Prof podcast to find out in which Anita Scheffer returns as a guest. After reading specific performance indicators in the Sexual Health section of the National Sexuality Education Standards, Anita discusses with Dr. Reichel what these statements are about and how things might be explained in the school setting.

To check out the National Sexuality Education Standards , click here: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NSES-2020-web-updated2.pdf (Sexual Health information begins around page 47)

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to help start and continue conversations with your pre-teen. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-puberty-app/id1518896929

Also available is the TALK B4 Sex app which helps to start conversations on a variety of sexuality topics including healthy relationships, feelings and beliefs about sex, and identity. (Click here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-b4-sex/id1550222041)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know what to talk to young people about regarding Sexual Orientation & Identity? Listen to this episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast in which Gina Lepore goes over the age- and developmentally-appropriate concepts for sexual orientation and identity as noted in the National Sexuality Education Standards.

Gina Lepore, MEd. serves a Project Coordinator and Trainer at ETR and has extensive experience in reproductive and sexual health and sexuality education. Also an adjunct instructor at Cabrio community college. She is also an Adjunct Instructor in Human Sexuality at Cabrillo Community College in California.

To get in touch with Gina Lepore (at ETR), you can email her at: [email protected]

Check out the California Healthy Youth Act here or here.

To check out the National Sexuality Education Standards , click here: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NSES-2020-web-updated2.pdf (Sexual Orientation & Identity information begins around page 47)

Also- remember to check out the 10 minute YouTube Clip of this episode at this link:

https://youtu.be/Os-e1k3AXwM

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to help start and continue conversations with your pre-teen. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-puberty-app/id1518896929

Also available is the TALK B4 Sex app which helps to start conversations on a variety of sexuality topics including healthy relationships, feelings and beliefs about sex, and identity. (Click here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-b4-sex/id1550222041)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you know how to define gender related terms to young people? Listen to this episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast in which Carrie Burton reviews age- and developmentally-appropriate ways to explain term definitions. Carrie is the person behind Alphabet Soup LLC and very passionate about providing supportive education in a welcoming and affirming space. To guide this conversation, the Gender Identity & Expression topic area of the National Sexuality Education Standards, specifically the performance indicators noted for the younger grades, are reviewed.

To get in touch with Carrie Burton, CSE, check out the following links:

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thealphabetsoupllc
Website: www.thealphabetsoup.com

To check out the National Sexuality Education Standards , click here: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NSES-2020-web-updated2.pdf (Gender Identity & Expression information begins on page 39)

Also- remember to check out the 10 minute YouTube Clip of this episode at this link: https://youtu.be/ltKOO4Ouu7A

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to help start and continue conversations with your pre-teen. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-puberty-app/id1518896929

Also available is the TALK B4 Sex app which helps to start conversations on a variety of sexuality topics including healthy relationships, feelings and beliefs about sex, and identity. (Click here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-b4-sex/id1550222041)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In addition to the typical physical changes we think of during puberty (growth spurt, maturing genitals, new or darker hair growth, etc.), a young person’s brain also changes during the pre-teen and teen years. To understand these what these brain events are, as well as how to cope with or manage these events, Dr. Gina Simmons Schneider joins the Puberty Prof in this episode. Parents and other caregivers- many positive recommendations regarding these brain events are provided in this episode!

Dr. Simmons Schneider is a licensed psychotherapist, award-winning blogger, certified coach, and corporate trainer, while serving as codirector of Schneider Counseling and Corporate Solutions. She is also the author of Frazzlebrain: Break Free from Anxiety, Anger, and Stress Using Advanced Discoveries in Neuropsychology.

To get in touch with Dr. Gina Simmons Schneider, check out the following links:

https://www.frazzlebrain.com

https://twitter.com/DrGinaSimmons

https://www.facebook.com/DrGinaSimmonsSchneider

https://www.instagram.com/ginasimmonsdoc/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginasimmonsphd/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/frazzlebrain

To check out the National Sexuality Education Standards , click here: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NSES-2020-web-updated2.pdf (Puberty & Adolescent Sexual Development information begins on page 37)

Also- remember to check out the 10 minute YouTube Clip of this episode at this link: https://youtu.be/YXqChBxlQ30

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is recommended for young people to know or do about puberty and adolescent sexual development? Listen to this episode in which the Puberty Prof, Dr. Lori Reichel, reviews the indicators noted in the puberty and adolescent development section of the National Sexuality Education Standards.

To check out the National Sexuality Education Standards , click here: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NSES-2020-web-updated2.pdf (Puberty & Adolescent Sexual Development information begins around page 37)

Also- remember to check out the YouTube Clip of this episode at this link: https://youtu.be/0K0Yzoad-ag

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to help start and continue conversations with your pre-teen. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-puberty-app/id1518896929

Also available is the TALK B4 Sex app which helps to start conversations on a variety of sexuality topics including healthy relationships, feelings and beliefs about sex, and identity. (Click here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-b4-sex/id1550222041)

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.