by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Jul 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
Yet another reason why parents and caregivers should talk to their children about puberty earlier than once thought: their children are starting puberty at earlier and earlier ages. Last month, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a Harvard...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Apr 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
With spring here, most schools and school districts begin rolling out their sex education curricula for elementary, middle, and high school-aged students. Parents and caregivers may get notifications from the school about the upcoming lessons, some details about what...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Jan 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Where do babies come from? How did I get into your belly, and how did I get out? Why do boys have penises and girls have vaginas? What’s an erection? What’s a period? What is sex, and how old do you have to be to have sex? Why do people even have sex? How come…………...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
On the heels of last month’s article on why parents might feel anxious about talking with their children and teens about sex, it’s important to offer parents teaching sexuality to their children some helpful and concrete strategies. Specifically, it may help parents...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Aug 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Over the past 17 years of educating parents and their sons about sex and puberty, I’ve noticed something interesting yet unsurprising. When I ask caregivers to make a mental list of all of the topics they know they should discuss with their children and then rank them...
by The Boys' Institute for Growth | Aug 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I consult with parents who want to introduce the topic of puberty and reproduction to their 5th grade sons, they are often surprised to hear that starting these talks should be happening well before 5th grade. Recently, a short but good article from the New York...
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