Family Chat: Practical Tips For Puberty
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Chantai Snellgrove 
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Puberty is a natural stage of growth, marked by many physical, emotional, and behavioral changes. Families of youth with disabilities may need extra support during this time. In this family-to-family chat, we share stories and practical tips for navigating puberty. (Nov. 2021)
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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)
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Puberty and Hygiene:
How to Support Our Children: https://www.parentingspecialneeds.org/article/puberty-and-hygiene-how-to-support-our-children/
Personal Hygiene and autistic teenagers: https://raisingchildren.net.au/autism/health-wellbeing/toileting-hygiene/personal-hygiene-autistic-teens
Healthy Relationships Articles Series from PSN- written by Molly Dellinger-Wray and Parthy Dinora
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 1,
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 2: Establishing Boundaries for Healthy Touch
- Podcast: Have you established healthy boundaries for touch with your loved one with special needs?
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 3: Seven Tips for Empowering Kids for a Resilient Future
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 4: Talking to Kids about Relationships
- Fostering Healthy Relationships Part 5: What Do You Do if You Suspect Abuse?
Additional Resources:
-Help line CPS, APS
-Smart 911: https://www.smart911.com/
-Medic alert: https://www.medicalert.org/
–https://partnership.vcu.edu/
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- Puberty and Hygiene: How to Support Our Children
- Teaching Healthy Sexuality, Boundaries, And Safety To Children With Special Needs
- Puberty Help! Great Books to Help You with Questions and Challenges
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This post originally appeared on our November/December 2021 Magazine
