That’s important, because parent-child communication about tough topics has been proven to set the stage for a lifetime of open dialogue, stronger relationships, and healthier choices. Topics will include normal body changes and growth, breast development and bra shopping, hygiene, healthy eating and exercise, anatomy, menstruation, period products, dealing with new moods and attitudes, healthy friendships, privacy, and safe places to get more information.Īfter attending a Girlology program, parents report feeling more comfortable having conversations about sexual development, and young people report feeling less anxious and more confident about their body changes. It will cover everything about puberty but nothing about sex. The program is for children ages 8-11 and a caring adult. The Mary Black Foundation’s adolescent health initiative Connect is excited to offer the Girlology puberty program in Spartanburg this Spring in partnership with Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. These programs were started by two physicians and moms in South Carolina, but now, Girlology (& Guyology) are offered to thousands of families each year in over 20 states across the country. Now more than ever, parents and children need to have honest, timely and confident conversations about puberty and growing up, but many parents just don’t know how or when to start.Ī great way to start these important conversations (or continue the ones you’ve had) is by attending a Girlology program which provides age-appropriate, medically accurate, and cringe-free parent-child programs on puberty and other topics related to sexual development. Melissa Holmes, Co-Founder, GirlologyĬhildren today are facing puberty at younger ages while they’re also being exposed to sexualized images and messages earlier due to media and the internet. Girlology in Spartanburg This week’s blog is written by Dr.

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