Puberty

Breasts, Bras and a RHONJ Parenting Fail

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Women, Puberty, Teresa Giudice, Parenting, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Sexuality, Parenting Advice, Sex Education, Parents News

Teresa made fun of her daughter's body. She turned an intimate event into a public one, bringing an entire television audience's attention to her daughter's breasts and burgeoning sexuality.

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May Day Festivals of Flirtation, Fertility, and Sexual Frenzy

Donna Henes | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Marriage, May Day, Puberty, Fertility Goddesses, Adolescence, Ecstasy, Sex, Goddesses, Green, Flowers, Fertility, Sexuality, Trees, May Day 2012, May Pole, May Day Holiday, Mindfulness, May Day Traditions, May Day History, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

This May Day, let us pay tribute to the Earth Mother and Her daughter goddesses of green growth by planting May trees and flowers and then dancing around them to celebrate the lovely, lusty miracle of life.

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How to Meet Your Mother

Ellen Dolgen | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Puberty, Mother's Day, Perimenopause, Menopause, Insomnia, Motherhood, Conversation, Parenting, Menopause Symptoms, Anxiety, Hormones, Exhaustion, Teenagers, Fifty News

Celebrate Mother's Day by sharing your experiences with your children and encouraging them to share with you. Sit down with your own mother and chat about her life's journey.

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What's In A Bra (Besides The Obvious)?

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Push-Up Bras, British Women, Sexy Bras, Puberty, Adolescence, British Study, Sweatshop, First Bra, Training Bras, My Story, Women News

Bras are a way for women to try on different versions of themselves.

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The Lucky Sperm

Beth Jones | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Friendship, Marriage, Puberty, Aging, Expectations, Working Mothers, Children, Working Women, Sperm, Women Over 40, Working Moms, Parents, Family, Parents News

Remaining balanced is difficult, being spontaneous often impossible. Sometimes the frustration gets to us. It's ironic that when we're working we sometimes yearn for our kids, and other times when we're with our kids, we'd rather be working.

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Is 'Our Bodies, Ourselves' Necessary In The 21st Century?

Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Puberty, Adolescence, Our Bodies Ourselves, Fifty News

It's hard to imagine a time when "Our Bodies, Ourselves" didn't take up space in bookstores and sex education classrooms and rankings on bestseller li...

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What's The Perfect Age To Be A Mother?

Janice Van Dyck | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Women, Puberty, Single Mothers, Infertility, Children, Working Mothers, Teen Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Fertility, Modern Family, Mothers, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Family, Teen Moms, Women News

Is it possible we're missing the old days when younger couples did the parenting and older couples were grandparents?

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Google Turned 13: I Thought I Noticed More and More Webpages Sticking Together

Andy McDonald | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: I'm Feeling Lucky, Deodorant, Eric Schmidt, Twitter, Google Turns 13, Hormones, Chrome, Groupon, Inexplicable Boners, Puberty, Gmail, Google Plus, In Your Eyes, Training Bras, Gmail Down, Dreamtime Heartbeat, GOOgle Ceo, Google, Gropeon, Comedy News

Google has hit puberty, and that means confusing times ahead for the $50 billion company. Sticks of deodorant and sticks of RAM. Training bras and Google Doc training manuals. Completely inexplicable boners and... well, Google Plus.

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An Ugly-Duckling Tale to Tell Your Daughters

Lea Lane | Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Female-Insecurity, Puberty, Appearances, Looks, Girls Puberty, Ugly Ducklings, Women News

A case in point is my own ugly phase. I think back to my least favorite first day in class back in the 1950s and how it all turned out. It reads funny now, but I really felt the pain. Perhaps it will ease someone else's.

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Adolescence, Identity And Spirituality

Kenneth J. Doka, M.Div., Ph.D. | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Religion, Church, Puberty, Young Adults, Religious Beliefs, Adolescence, Teens, Identity, Aids, Spirituality, Teenagers, Youth, Healthy Living Spirit, Religion News

As adolescents begin to develop critical thinking, they are encountering their own spiritual questions. "Why do people suffer and die?" "Why do disasters occur?"

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Not Enough Sex

Thomas Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Body, Mystery, Sexuality, Pornography, Puberty, Sex, Psychology, Morality, Style News

The excessive and perhaps offensive sexuality you see on the Internet and in movies doesn't represent a highly sexed culture, but one that has gone through a childhood and adolescence of prudery.

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Girls' Puberty Coming Sooner -- But What about the Boys?

Cristen Conger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Girls, Early Onset of Puberty, Puberty, Early Puberty, Early Puberty Study, Precocious Puberty, Bisphenol A, Boys Puberty, Boys, Precocious-Puberty, Girls Puberty, Childhood Obesity, Healthy Living News

As we fret over precocious puberty turning little girls into little women, why haven't more people stopped to ask what's going on with the boys? For a...

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A Big Problem: Girls are Developing Breasts Earlier

Gary Liberson, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bpa, Estrogen, Puberty, Diet, Environmental Health, Healthy Living News

Girls are developing breasts earlier, and everyone should be concerned. While I am generally not prone to being an alarmist, the collection of data on this subject is just plain scary.

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Victoria's Secret for Preteens

Elissa Stein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Menstruation, Breasts, Puberty, Bras, Breast Cancer, Parenting, Healthy Living News

No, the bra emporium isn't launching a line for the under 10 set, but that reality might not be too far off. The onset of puberty is apparent in even younger girls than ever before.

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Is Puberty the Next Step After Pre-School?

Robin Wilson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eco-Friendly, Breasts, Breast Cancer, Obesity, Robin-Wilson-Home, Hormones, Girls, Robin Wilson, Puberty, Indoor-Air-Quality, Indoor Air Quality, Early Puberty, Eco Friendly, Indoor-Air-Pollution, Children's Health, Eco-Friendly Advice, Phthalates, Health, Healthy Living News

Imagine your daughter at age 7 or 8 with the ability to get pregnant? And without any psychological understanding of how her physical maturity appears to older boys or men.

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Puberty Hits Girls As Young As 7

Huffington Post | Sara Yin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Child Development, Puberty, Women's Health, Nutrition, Health, Breast Cancer, Obesity, Children's Health, Childhood Obesity, Healthy Living News

More girls are reaching puberty at a younger age, often as early as 7 or 8, according to a new study. Published today in Pediatrics, the study lin...

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New-Age Parenting for Transgender Youth

Joanne Herman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Raising Children, Summer Camp, Puberty, LGBT Issues, Parenting, Transgender, Transgender Children, Kenneth Zucker, Caitlin Ryan, Impact News

Armed with new resources, from medical professionals, nonprofit organizations and literature, parents are becoming more visible and vocal in advocating for their transgender children.

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Fun for the Whole Family: Girls Can Now Expect Longer Puberty

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New York Times, Teenage Girls, Menstruation, Menarche, Breasts, Puberty, Research, Healthy Living News

The average age of breast development in European girls has dropped one year, from 10.8 to 9.8 years.

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"Mom, Do I Look Fat?"

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Anxiety, Nutrition, Weight Worry, Diet, Puberty, Preteens, Healthy Living News

As a parent, our impulse is to always reassure, and soothe. As our children become preteens, they need more than a Band-Aid to comfort them.

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