{"id":3242,"date":"2013-05-15T15:36:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T22:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/BP\/blog\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2021-09-10T03:28:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T03:28:37","slug":"what-every-parent-should-know-about-puberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/what-every-parent-should-know-about-puberty\/","title":{"rendered":"What Every Parent Should Know About Puberty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Stages-of-Puberty-Girls.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/growth-and-development\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Stages-of-Puberty-Girls.jpg?fit=293%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"293,201\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Matthew Cole - Fotolia&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Illustration of various stages of development&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1229880293&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Matthew Cole - Fotolia&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Growth and development&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Growth and development\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Illustration of various stages of development&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Stages-of-Puberty-Girls.jpg?fit=293%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Stages-of-Puberty-Girls.jpg?fit=293%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Stages-of-Puberty-Girls.jpg?resize=293%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Growth and development\" width=\"293\" height=\"201\"><\/a>Puberty is a topic few parents feel ready to explore.&nbsp; Regardless of your comfort level, it is important that you learn and pass along the basics to your son or daughter before puberty begins.&nbsp; If your child has started school, then the information that follows is relevant now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ready . . . Set . . . Grow!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Puberty is the phase of development when a child\u2019s body transitions into an adult body, including the attainment of reproductive capabilities.&nbsp; During puberty, children experience considerable change: physically, emotionally, cognitively and socially.&nbsp; This article focuses on the physical changes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Read the rest of our guest post over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchycarpets.com\/2012\/09\/what-every-parent-should-know-about-puberty\/\" target=\"http:\/\/www.crunchycarpets.com\/2012\/09\/what-every-parent-should-know-about-puberty\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CrunchyCarpets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Puberty is a topic few parents feel ready to explore.&nbsp; Regardless of your comfort level, it is important that you learn and pass along the basics to your son or daughter before puberty begins.&nbsp; If your child has started school, then the information that follows is relevant now. 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