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.
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.
14 Jul 2026
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.
7 Jul 2026
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.
30 Jun 2026
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.
23 Jun 2026
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.
16 Jun 2026
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.
16 Jun 2026
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.
16 Jun 2026
Ep01: Reproductive Science 1, 2, 3
This is reproductive health, not sex ed. Teresa Woodruff reframes the whole conversation around puberty, retires the fifth-grade permission slip, and makes the case for teaching the body the way we teach math: one step at a time.
15 Jun 2026
This is reproductive health, not sex ed.
Teresa Woodruff explains the common misconceptions surrounding puberty and the fundamentals of teaching the basics first.
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