So Ryan is 14 now and it seems that he is enjoying (well, I
don’t know if that is the right word for it) the first signs of puberty. After all, he has been caught singing “I got
a feeling in my pants and I don’t like it”. Aaaahhhh!!
Since he is my first child and a boy, I am not really sure what this is
like for him. I wasn’t sure where to
start because he is shy about discussing it with me or his dad. Embarrassment, I presume. I really don’t know exactly what he learned
in the school health classes, so I decided to have him read an article about
what he should expect when it comes to his body changing. I figured, since I don’t know what he should
expect, he needed something to help him.
There were definitely some giggles coming out of him from
reading the article, but at least he was learning something about his body that
he didn’t know before. It seemed to help
him better understand what he would be going through and he opened up a smidgen
about his concerns.
I would like to think that I am not alone when it comes to
not being very knowledgeable when it comes to puberty and boys, but I don’t
know. Am I?
Does anybody have any other ideas on how to help prepare our
teenage sons for puberty? Leave me a
comment and maybe we can help each other.
Until next time...
Regards,
Amy
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