Parenting Through The Change
Internationally acclaimed scientist Teresa Woodruff teaches the basics of puberty and reproductive science: what is happening, what to say, and what the research shows. Reproductive science should be honest and joyful, not a lone hour of permission-slip-guarded facts and playground whispers. Parenting Through the Change will make you an expert in all things puberty, one conversation at a time.
Episodes
9 episodes
Ep 08: The Full Picture
The season finale. What happens when puberty does not follow the script, the medical forces that can disrupt it, and the full toolkit Teresa Woodruff built for your family.
Ep 07: Petal Period Clock Guide
The Petal Period Clock. A hands-on, make-it-yourself tool that turns the menstrual cycle from a bleeding event into a story you can see, day by day.
Ep 06: A Focus On the Girls
The follicle, the hormones, and the first period. A clear tour of the ovarian follicle, the cycle from day one to ovulation to reset, and what your daughter will actually experience.
Ep05: A Focus On the Boys
Teresa Woodruff explains the science of male puberty, the experiences no one talks about, and a games-based toolkit for reaching the young man in your life.
Ep04: Schoolhouse Rock Meets Reproductive Science
How Teresa Woodruff and media scholar Ellen Wartella turned puberty into Schoolhouse Rock style cartoons. The science behind "It's a New You, That's Who," and why families remember it for life.
Ep03: Coloring In Puberty
A page-by-page guide to the coloring book, Olivia the Ovary, Timothy the Testis and Friends. Meet the characters and get the exact language to use with a young child, one page at a time.
Ep02: Ready... Raise... Go!
The origin story behind the season's tools. From a gap in cancer medicine to founding the field of oncofertility, Teresa Woodruff explains why a coloring book sits at the front door of her lab, and how to use it.