The authors of a new book on puberty had trouble coming up with a name. The guide to growing up, for pre-teens 9 to 13, is written for all kids – girls, boys, nonbinary youth. It's inclusive of the ...

England's National Health Service banned the use of puberty blockers for children seeking treatment for gender dysphoria, citing limited research. Puberty blockers, or gonadotropin-releasing hormone ...

Many pre-teens may not be prepared for changes they experience during puberty. A new poll shows 40% of parents only talk to their kids about it when they ask. Doctors say puberty is starting earlier ...

Ah, adolescence: the gnarly netherworld of acne, braces, hormones, fickle friendships, and byzantine middle school stairways to nowhere. It was awkward enough when we went through it, and now puberty ...

At 11 years old, I confided in my mom that I thought I was dying as I had two identical tumors forming on my chest. There was no judgment—or really any kind of reaction—for my mom’s part. But soon ...

For kids growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, there's a standard introduction to puberty at many schools: an educational play called Nightmare on Puberty Street. It's a fictional play, and in it, ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The awkward “birds and bees” talk might be happening too late for many American kids. A shocking new poll finds that while puberty is starting earlier than ever, with 17% of ...