She has written a number of books on puberty including two (What’s Happening to my Body?
Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters, and What’s Happening to my Body?
Her other titles include My Body, My Self for Girls,[3] My Body, My Self for Boys,[4] Ready, Set, Grow!,[5] On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow!, Womancare, Child's Play, and The Alphabet Connection.
She taught health and puberty education in California schools for more than twenty-five years.
She has appeared on CNN, PBS, Oprah, and The Today Show.