Though every child will experience puberty, it can be a scary and uncomfortable time. Children experiencing puberty can become concerned and confused about their body as they develop acne and body hair and experience changes in mood and body parts. Talking to your child about puberty before they experience the bodily changes associated with it can help to dispel any shame or confusion about their changing body and help them to feel empowered to make healthy choices. This list of resources provides videos, print resources, webpages, and teaching tools for both parents and youth exploring the ins and outs of puberty.
This resource provides basic information on body changes during puberty for boys.
Source: TeensHealth
This resource provides basic information on body changes during puberty for girls.
Source: TeensHealth
This book provides inclusive and body positive information for physical, social, and emotional changes during puberty for all bodies. This book is not sex specific, aiming to educate readers on the body changes everyone is experiencing. The book features a group of diverse characters who are learning about puberty.
Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
This book follows the character Tom as he goes through puberty and learns about the physical and emotional changes.
Source: Kate E. Reynolds
This book follows the character Ellie as she goes through puberty and learns about the physical and emotional changes.
Source: Kate E. Reynolds
This page has tips for parents to use while talking with preteens about puberty, safety, and sexuality.
Source: Navigate Life Texas: For families raising children with disabilities
Teens can go through modules to learn about puberty and the physical, emotional and reproductive changes.
Source: OAR (Organization for Autism Research)
These toolkits offer information for parents on navigating puberty for children with autism. There are worksheets and story boards available in the appendix.
Source: Vanderbuilt Kennedy Center
This book uses plain language, illustrations, and learning activities to cover the physical and emotional changes of puberty.
Source: Terri Couwenhoven
These short animated videos cover a variety of the body, emotional, and social changes during puberty.
Source: Amaze.org
This resource hub developed in Australia has articles for parents, videos, games, and activities on topics like consent, boundaries, emotions, safety, body changes, etc.
Source: Planet Puberty
This toolkit has information and offers strategies on how to support a young person navigate puberty, sex, and sexuality. There are links to a course through VKC that offers interactive modules for a teen/young adult to go through.
Source: Vanderbuilt Kennedy Center