Turning Teen

For parents & caregivers

Conversation starters that actually land.

Pick a topic. Get three opening lines written by pediatricians. Plus a fallback for when your kid says "ugh, stop."

First period

Try one of these

  1. Opener 1

    "I've been thinking — I want you to know exactly what to expect the first time you get your period, so it's not a surprise."

  2. Opener 2

    "When I got my first period, no one had prepped me. I want to do that differently with you. Want to talk about it now or later this week?"

  3. Opener 3

    "I noticed you had some questions when we saw the period aisle. Anything you were wondering about?"

Fallback: If they shut down: 'Totally fine. Whenever you have a question, I'm the person to ask — no weirdness, I promise.'