They smell, moan and set themselves apart: Puberty begins one of the most difficult phases of life for parents and children. But with the right empathy, this time can be a win-win situation for everyone. A psychologist explains.
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Puberty is a time of embarrassment – felt and experienced. And in the 21st century it seems even more complex to navigate than ever before. Especially for parents: How do I explain to my child that pornography and sexuality are not the same thing? What if my child no longer feels comfortable in their gender role? And how detailed should I report about my own sex life in the education?
Sascha Bos is a child and adolescent psychotherapist in the trauma outpatient clinic of the Berlin Charité and has an interdisciplinary special consultation hour for questions of gender identity in children and adolescents (SPZ). On the podcast, he talks about the challenges adolescents face today and what parents can do to help them.
“Embarrassing – doesn’t exist” is the podcast that breaks body taboos.
Compulsions, buttocks hygiene, pain during sex – these are topics that hardly anyone likes to talk about openly. Knowledge editor Clara Ott wants to change that. In her podcast “Embarrassing – doesn’t exist” she asks experts, doctors and psychologists the questions that many do not dare to ask. Because silence is often worse than shame.
Embarrassing questions that Clara Ott should ask experts in the podcast are welcome to clara.ott@welt.de.
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