From growth spurts to crushes: What your tween’s going through

What’s really going on inside your tween’s head (and body)? This episode walks you through the changes your child is experiencing - physically, emotionally and socially - so you can understand their behaviour and talk about it with confidence.

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✅ In this episode:

• The biggest body, brain and behaviour changes from ages 7 to 14
• What’s normal curiosity vs. something that needs support
• How sexual development changes as kids grow (and what that means for your convos)
• Why noticing and naming small changes can build trust and open doors

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🦄 About Cath Hakanson

If you want to teach your tween about sex without fear or awkwardness, then I’m the sex educator that families across the globe turn to. An author, certified sexologist and a wonderfully AuDHD mother of two neurodivergent kids, I’m real, relatable and totally unshockable. I simplify sex ed so parents (like you) can start teaching their tween about sex ed. Minus the cringe or shame!  

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