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How to tell when your son has hit puberty
The transition of your baby-faced angelic son into a teenager can be a challenging time, especially when you’ve never had to deal with the hormones that can descend upon your home like a cyclone.
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How to tell when your daughter is going through puberty
Are you worried about knowing how to tell when your sweet fairy-loving princess reaches puberty? Are you having trouble finding out because said ‘princess’ is locked up in her room?
![Why starting puberty early matters.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/4/0/s/a/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.givov3.gjzq20.png/1444655131111.jpg)
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![Talking about how and why her body will change.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/3/7/g/l/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.37fnr.gjzq20.png/1444091436001.jpg)
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![She's only 11 and was wolf whistled at while playing outside wearing a unicorn t-shirt.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/z/1/r/a/image.related.landscape.300x200.gzz1oq.png/1512461061166.jpg)
My daughter just got catcalled for the first time - she's 11
I don't know what to tell her.
![The conversation is importnant.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/w/u/i/x/image.related.landscape.300x200.gzwu65.png/1512396853574.jpg)
How I’m talking to my son about #MeToo
The conversation is important.
![It’s a rocky road to follow for any teen.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/v/n/6/g/image.related.landscape.300x200.gzvnl4.png/1511999842110.jpg)
What do I do about sleepovers when my teen is gay?
Relationships are a rocky road for any teen.
![Ah yes, the jumper trick.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/l/n/7/3/image.related.landscape.300x200.gzl3oq.png/1510705364989.jpg)
Why dads need to talk to their daughter about her period
Get over the embarrassment.
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Dave the period fairy saves the day
"Dave did something amazing."
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Girls would rather be bullied than talk to their parents about periods
Almost half of the girls surveyed said the topic was off limits.
![The posts send a disturbing message.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/2/i/1/e/image.related.landscape.300x200.gz2b7k.png/1508333485149.jpg)
The frightening trend encouraging teen eating disorders
Social media #bonespiration posts send disturbing message.
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I wasn't ready for my 10 year old to get her period
How could my child, who still held my hand, be forced to deal with something so grown-up?
![I threw out my razor for my girls.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/u/l/k/4/image.related.landscape.300x200.gyuljj.png/1507298487400.jpg)
Why I grew my underarm hair for my daughters
I threw out my razor.
!["it's a credit to you that he feels comfortable to ask you the question, even if he didn’t
like the answer.”](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/k/6/s/o/image.related.landscape.300x200.gyk6tr.png/1505792442876.jpg)
Mum shocked by son’s sex question
But she answered honestly anyway.
!["I ain't raisin' no princesses." - J. Warren Welch](http://web.archive.org./web/20180401164716im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/d/h/b/o/image.related.landscape.300x200.gydhma.png/1505097578841.jpg)
'Good luck pumpkin': Dad's message to daughters' future boyfriends
The response has been overwhelmingly positive.
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