FARGO - The perils of puberty start with the pituitary. The brain makes a hormone that causes the pituitary gland to release two more hormones, which then produce the sex hormones that initiate ...

The changes in Kiera’s body scared her parents. Though the 8-year-old seemed her usual chipper self, she’d started to develop headaches and acne. More alarming to her mom, Sharon, were the budding ...

When we think of puberty, we typically imagine raging hormones and teenage angst. But Pixar's latest movie is proving that isn't something to demonize. This all changes when Mei marks her womanhood by ...

The paperback Sex, Puberty and All That Stuff: A Guide to Growing Up by Jacqui Bailey helps demystify the changes that occur during the teen years. In a reassuring, assertive tone, Bailey describes ...

(CNN) — For many parents, the idea of having “the talk” with their kids may be daunting, making them feel embarrassed or squeamish. But many parents are conflating the classic growing-up talk about ...

(CNN) — For many parents, the idea of having “the talk” with their kids may be daunting, making them feel embarrassed or squeamish. But many parents are conflating the classic growing-up talk about ...

The British government is consulting on a new curriculum for sex and relationship education in English schools. This change provides a timely opportunity to update how, when and what children are ...

"We've been tracking children's growth from birth all the way through to adulthood, and the fastest period of growth is clearly the first couple of years during infancy," Sean Cumming, a professor in ...

"Turning Red" is the latest Pixar film, streaming on Disney+ Friday. The animated film follows a teenage girl who poofs into a red panda— a metaphor for adolescence. Director Domee Shi and co-writer ...