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Understanding Puberty
Your daughter is asking about getting her first bra, and your son comes home from soccer practice smelling like he's ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Precocious Puberty
Puberty, usually occurring during adolescence, is when kids develop physically and emotionally into young men and ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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What is Puberty?
Puberty is the time between childhood and adulthood when girls' and boys' bodies change rapidly as they grow into young ...
Source: Families Are Talking
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It's Not Good to Grow Up Too Early
Parents are taking action—in their homes and in the community—to protect girls from developing too ...
Source: Action Alliance for Children
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Physical Growth & Development During The Teen Years
What’s it all about?During adolescence, teens grow, change in shape and become capable of producing children. ...
Source: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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How Can I Help My Son Feel Better About Not Having Facial Hair?
My son is 14, and still hasn’t really started to develop any facial hair yet. I know he feels very self-conscious ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Talking to Your Child About Menstruation
Preparing for the First PeriodThe start of menstruation is a momentous event in a girl's life. Some girls greet those ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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When Puberty Strikes Your Son
He spends hours on the phone, has outgrown the clothes you bought last season and balks at the idea of being seen with ...
Source: St. Louis Children's Hospital
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How to Talk About Puberty
Puberty is often the most difficult – and exciting – time in a child’s life thus far. The changes they go ...
Source: Education.com
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Teens and Acne: Help is on the Way
Teenagers with spotty complexions aren’t exactly a modern invention; acne’s been the scourge of the young and ...
Source: Education.com
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The Development of Sexual Orientation
Of course, in addition to the obvious physical changes of puberty, the natural outcomes of this process include ...
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Sex Ed 101: What Your Child May Not Be Learning in School
Talking about the birds and the bees has always been a challenge for parents. It's hard to know when to approach kids,...
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Maturation Sequences of Puberty
Girls typically progress through puberty before boys. Puberty begins in girls sometime between ages 8 and 13 (on...
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When Will a Girl's Period Start?
I got my period when I was 12. My daughter is now 13 and still hasn't gotten hers. I always thought that girls got their...
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Romantic Relationships in Adolescence Provide Practice for Adulthood
Many children talk of love and romance even in kindergarten and the primary grades. For instance, they may claim to have...
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Sex Education
Sex education classes in late elementary school typically provide students with information related to the biology of...
