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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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Understanding Early Sexual Development
To parents of infants and toddlers, their children's sexual development may seem a long way off. But actually, sexual ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Why Does Puberty Sometimes Happen Early?
My 6-year-old daughter is undergoing tests at our local hospital to see if she's in puberty. How can this be happening ...
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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The Family Context in Middle Childhood Puberty and Health
Puberty may appear to be a phenomenon largely determined by genetics and biology, but the family environment may affect ...
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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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Maturation Sequences of Puberty
Girls typically progress through puberty before boys. Puberty begins in girls sometime between ages 8 and 13 (on ...
Additional Content
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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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Early Puberty: What It Is and How to Deal
A new study suggests that early puberty is occurring in girls as young as first grade. Here's what parents need to know...
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Adolescence: Physical Changes
The physical changes the body goes through in adolescence are the most rapid it has seen since infancy. The major...
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Is My Son's Voice Changing Too Soon?
My son is 10 and I think his voice is already starting to change. I'm worried — and he's self-conscious — because...
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My Daughter Is Embarrassed About Her Period - How Can I Help Her?
My daughter cried when she got her period for the first time and felt very embarrassed about the whole thing. I don't...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
