Resources to Help Parents Talk About Puberty
This page contains a round-up of free puberty resources found on the internet. Some of these puberty resources are for parents, and some are for children.
This list does not include puberty books or puberty videos, as they are on a different page.
If you know of a resource that should be included, please do reach out and let me know!
You can find more helpful resources to help you with the puberty talk in my Puberty 101 page!
Find practical tools to educate kids about puberty in the Sex Ed Shop
Advice Blog for teens about periods, puberty and more from Becoming a Teen (A UK menstrual supplier). It has videos and information on periods (like how to put a pad in), puberty, friendships and dating, emotions, boobs and bras, sex and sexual feelings, lifestyle and a great collection of how-to videos.
Body Talk is an Australian website for young people, and it has a nice section on puberty.
Kids Helpline is an Australian site for kids. It has a puberty guide and information about mood swings for 13-17 year olds.
Planet Puberty is an Australian website created to help parents of children with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder. You’ll find books, worksheets, videos, strategies and more throughout Planet Puberty to get you started on the puberty journey. The resources in this website will also be helpful for parents who don’t have a child with a disability.
Raising Children is an Australian website that provides parents with straightforward information about puberty.
Nemours KidsHealth has information for children about their changing bodies and mind. Their information for teens is in their Sexual Health section.
Looking for more puberty resources? Then visit my Puberty 101 page!
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The Parents’ Guide to Puberty takes you through the changes in the order they tend to arrive, with the words for each one, so you can explain what’s happening before your daughter is standing there wondering what her body is doing.
Period Ready is the one for periods specifically. Videos and printables you work through together, so that a first period at school or on a sleepover isn’t the first time she’s had to think about it.
And if you want the wider picture of what’s ahead, Puberty 101 has the rest of it.