The Raleigh-based Poe Center for Health Education has set spring dates for its virtual puberty programs for kids and parents that' are aimed at educating kids about puberty and fostering conversations ...

Recent research suggests that puberty may be happening earlier for both boys and girls. On average, girls will begin puberty around age 11 and boys around age 12. However, it is considered typical for ...

The age when girls hit puberty has been falling at an alarming rate for decades, and scientists have struggled to explain why. New research suggests a compound found in a wide variety of products — ...

Precocious puberty is puberty that begins earlier than usual. An underlying condition may cause it, but other people experience early puberty for no apparent reason. Even when puberty occurs early ...

For many parents, the idea of having "the talk" with their kids may be daunting, making them feel embarrassed or squeamish. But many parents are conflating the classic growing-up talk about sex with ...

When most people think of puberty, the teenage years come to mind. This period, which generally happens between ages 8 and 14, is when you develop from a kid into an adult. Your body goes through many ...

Young girls' bodies are maturing faster than their brains can keep up. A new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital finds 42-percent of African American girls have hit puberty by age 8. The result ...

Everyone goes through puberty differently. However, there are puberty stages that usually happen at certain ages in a young person’s development. In this article, we look at the stages of puberty for ...

1:08 Danielle Smith says ‘irreversible decisions’ regarding gender transitions should be adult choices Alberta has a new collection of proposed policies seeking to govern the age trans and ...

“I do not want our work to be weaponized,” Olson-Kennedy told the publication. The nearly $10 million study followed the development of 95 children from across the country to see if their mental ...