The Puberty Prof – Details, episodes & analysis

In this short episode Dr. Lori Reichel, the Puberty Prof, thanks you, the listeners. Lori also shares information about her next podcast titled “School Health Educators” which will be released in January of 2024.

Remember, you can use a variety of tools to help you understand growing up changes and help you have talks including:

• 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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Today’s episode is the Trivia game for December 2023. Feel free to listen in with some family members and friends to guess the answers to 13 multiple choice or true/false questions. For this game, Dr. Lori Reichel, the Puberty Prof, will state the question twice, pause, then provide the correct answer with a brief explanation.

You can also watch this game The Puberty Prof’s YouTube channel here OR play the game with the Kahoot link provided here:

https://create.kahoot.it/share/puberty-prof-trivia-game-december-2023/ae4e6ba3-66e6-4d02-8b66-e117551ef3e2

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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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.

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How can we teach children about consent during their younger years? Listen to this episode to find out in which the Puberty Prof talks with Lauren K. Carlson about simple concepts supporting consent for people of all ages. A victim of sexual assault herself, Lauren understands the importance of supporting all children, including the “child inside,” as well as providing them a voice. In addition...

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Have you noticed some of the terminology used during puberty and other growing up talks is different from what you may be used to? For example, the phrases “most girls” and “most boys” may be heard. Or “people with a vulva” and “people with a penis.” To help explain why these phrases are now being used, the Puberty Prof invited Melissa Pintor Carnagey, LBSW, onto this week’s episode.

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One aspect of having healthy and happy children and teens is ensuring healthy positive connections occur in your home. To help explain this concept, Ashley Logsdon, the authentic and enthusiastic Relationship Coach, shares advice to the Puberty Prof for having a connected household. After providing a “pause” to help set our mindset, this mother of three children, including a pre-teen and teen...

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The Puberty Prof wants to help families and schools empower children and youth with positive coping skills, including Mindfulness Practices. To help her, Dr. Megan Sweet, creator of Your 3 Eyes, joins this episode to explain the benefits of this practice and how our old “fight or flight” response can be reconfigured for life in 2021/2022. Information is also shared on how households and schools...

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As mentioned in the past two episodes, the transition from elementary to middle school raises new challenges, as well as new pre-teen experiences. So to help explain how to best support young people’s success, Dr. Robert Dixon is this episode’s guest. A former School Psychologist who now oversees college programs for future school professionals, Dr. Rob discusses with the Puberty Prof the...

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Today’s episode is Part 2 in which the two fabulous teens, Lauren and Harper, return to share more about their experiences and advice. Topics discussed include having healthy coping skills, the realities of dealing with expectations, responsibilities, and mistakes as you grow older, and advice for adults and younger people. Click here is you want more information on the National Alliance on Mental...

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To start off the next season of Puberty Prof episodes is Part 1 of an interview with TWO Incredible Teens, Harper and Lauren! Within this episode Harper and Lauren share their honest experiences and advice for the physical aspects of puberty, body image challenges, transitioning from elementary school to middle school, getting support to make sure you stay healthy, and dealing with bullying...

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