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“Puberty! Ready or not, it is our time to guide our children through. It’s a natural stage of development when many changes happen to our bodies, emotions, and behaviors. We recognize that youth with disabilities and their families may need a little extra support preparing and navigating puberty…so in this family-to-family chat we share stories and Practical Tips for Puberty! (Nov.2021)
Video: https://youtu.be/_0C_PkHdff0 [2]
Resources and Related Articles.
When Children Turn Into Cats: https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/ADAIR-LARA-When-Children-Turn-Into-Cats-2988639.php [3]
Puberty and Hygiene:
How to Support Our Children: https://www.parentingspecialneeds.org/article/puberty-and-hygiene-how-to-support-our-children/ [4]
Personal Hygiene and autistic teenagers: https://raisingchildren.net.au/autism/health-wellbeing/toileting-hygiene/personal-hygiene-autistic-teens [5]
Healthy Relationships Articles Series from PSN- written by Molly Dellinger-Wray and Parthy Dinora
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 1 [6],
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 2: Establishing Boundaries for Healthy Touch [7]
- Podcast: Have you established healthy boundaries for touch with your loved one with special needs? [8]
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 3: Seven Tips for Empowering Kids for a Resilient Future [9]
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 4: Talking to Kids about Relationships [10]
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 5: What Do You Do if You Suspect Abuse? [11]
Additional Resources:
-Help line CPS, APS
-Smart 911: https://www.smart911.com/ [12]
-Medic alert: https://www.medicalert.org/ [13]
–https://partnership.vcu.edu/ [14]
https://www.parentingspecialneeds.org/article/puberty-and-hygiene-how-to-support-our-children/
https://www.parentingspecialneeds.org/article/sex-education-teaching-the-most-vulnerable/
Helpful Articles
- Puberty and Hygiene: How to Support Our Children [4]
- Puberty Help! Great Books to Help You with Questions and Challenges [15]
- Puberty Tips for you and your Special Needs Daughter [16]
- Puberty! [17]
- A Complete Guide on Dental Care for Children with Special Needs [18]
- Spa Day [19]
- 4 Features of Total Fitness: The Foundations of Better Living [20]
- Simple Finds: Encouraging Good Hygiene & Independence [21]
- Safe and Easy Bathing with Lathermitts, Because Bath Time is Supposed to Be Fun [22]
You May Also Like
- Sex Education: Teaching the most vulnerable [23]
- Sex Education for Special Needs Children [24]
- The Importance of Teaching Children Body Safety [25]
- Digital Safety: An Ongoing Conversation [26]
- Judgment and the Teenage Brain [27]
This post originally appeared on our November/December 2021 Magazine [28]