Children are starting puberty earlier than in the past, potentially due to a combination of environmental, lifestyle, and metabolic factors – but the reasons why are still puzzling scientists. On ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids with ovaries go through distinct physical changes during puberty. Discover the stages of puberty for girls and how parents ...

Noticing physical changes in your daughter before age eight? A leading expert explains the causes behind early puberty, the ...

As kids turn into teens, courtesy of puberty, they go through a lot of changes. And girls have questions. When will my breasts grow? When will I get my period? What's the deal with irregular periods?

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 ...

Girls who grow up eating a healthier diet than their peers may be less likely to get their first menstrual periods at an earlier age — regardless of height or body mass index — a new study suggests.

Girls who go through puberty early may tower over their second-grade classmates but they wind up becoming short adults—menarche halts long-bone growth. And because hormones do not act in isolation, ...

Kids who are exclusively breast-fed as infants are less likely to experience early puberty. This is the conclusion of South Korean researchers who studied the development and infant diets of more than ...