Genes can indirectly influence the age at which girls have their first period by accelerating weight gain in childhood, a known risk factor for early puberty, a Cambridge-led study has found. Other ...
This month marks the 25th anniversary of The Care and Keeping of You — a book that eased the adolescent anxieties of a generation of girls, including myself. The book, which sought to demystify ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author Valorie Schaefer recently spoke with Yahoo Life about the updated edition of her influential book The Care and Keeping of ...
Puberty can be hard on the kid going through it and the parent trying to help them. Your child is going through physical changes that can be awkward and embarrassing. As a parent, you may struggle ...
For many parents, the onset of puberty in their child can feel overwhelming. That’s especially true when the child is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum. For Tiffany Jackson of Madison Heights, it ...
HACKENSACK, N.J. - Researchers studying the environmental causes of early puberty detected hormone-disrupting chemicals in four out of five healthy New Jersey girls, but evidence shows the substances ...
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