Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Precocious puberty is when signs of sexual maturity occur earlier than age 8 in a girl and age 9 in a boy. (Photo: Getty Images) ...

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Pediatrician Cara Natterson and puberty expert Vanessa Kroll Bennett join "CBS Mornings" to discuss their book "This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained." They explain how puberty has evolved over ...

Puberty often begins early for children who are obese. While there is nothing new about this fact, a scientific explanation has been elusive. Now, a team of scientists at the University of Copenhagen ...

At the start of health and wellness class, one of my students blurted out, "Can we just skip it?" He wasn't talking about the class; he wanted to skip puberty. As a school counselor, I know the mere ...

Why do some teens wind up with mental health and substance abuse problems? It's something researchers have worked to explain over the years, pointing to everything from parenting styles to genetic ...

When adolescents reach puberty, they start to experience a whole new world of feelings. They start to have more adult emotions, recognizing their own sexuality and longing for closeness with others of ...

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Every child goes through puberty, but not everyone experiences it at the same time. The average age that a child reaches sexual maturity differs between the genders: Girls experience puberty between 8 ...