Articles for tag: Puberty

Precocious Puberty

What Is Precocious Puberty? Precocious Puberty is a term used to describe when a girl starts going through puberty, including menstruating, at an earlier age than what is normal. According to Google Health, Precocious Puberty is defined as a girl 8-years and younger who is going through physical changes that will transition her from a ...

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Tips for Dealing with Teen Puberty

Puberty, we all go through it. Some have it worse than others, but we still all have to go through it during our lives. While teenagers are growing up, parents are pulling their hair out trying to figure out what they need to do during this transition in their child’s life. It can be stressful, ...

Early Puberty in Females

As if raising girls wasn’t hard enough, now parents of young females are facing a growing phenomenon in the aspect of female child growth and development. Known, medically, as precocious puberty, many parents are struggling with the early onset of puberty related changes in their daughters. As parents, understanding the dynamics of precocious puberty, including ...

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16 and No Period: What’s Wrong with Me?

More than 26 years ago at the whopping old age of 10, I started my menstrual cycle. I was in the 6th grade and I felt like a spotlight was pointed directly at me for one week a month. None of my friends had even started puberty, let alone started their menstrual cycle. The first ...

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Signs of Puberty in Girls

The more YOU know about puberty in girls, the more you can help your child. Puberty is no fun, but it’s an exciting time in a child’s life. Remember the awkwardness, the uncertainty, and the…..sporadic hair growth? Now, by recognizing the signs of puberty in girls, we may be able to better prepare our daughter ...

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How to Help Your Child Deal with the Emotions of Puberty

Puberty can be a very trying time both for kids and their parents. This is the time when your child goes through emotional ups and downs, which make for some really trying times. Parents who are well prepared to handle the trials and tribulations of their children going through puberty come out of the experience ...

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Facts About Puberty

Puberty is the time in a child’s life where the body starts to mature, moving them closer to adulthood. Hormone levels in the body control when puberty will occur and how long it will last. Puberty ages can run in the family, yet other factors can figure into the exact age as well. Girls: The ...

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How to Tell If Your Son is Entering Puberty

Puberty. It’s no fun. Remember the awkwardness, the uncertainty, and the…..sporadic hair growth? Now that we are parents ourselves, we want to be able to help our children through this uncomfortable time. It doesn’t seem that long ago that it was happening to us! Now, by recognizing the signs of puberty, we may be able ...