Girls are going through puberty much earlier than before
The age at which girls are going through puberty has been going down over the past couple of decades. A generation or two ago, it was almost unheard of that someone under the age of 12 to get their first period, but these days, many girls are experiencing their first menstruation when they are as […]
4 years ago
Dear tall daughter, I know nothing about tall girl problems but I’ll always try my best
I am, what my friends like to call ‘vertically challenged’. I have always been the short friend, the ‘cute one’, the one who has to sit on someone’s lap when the car is full. It is simply my lot in life never to be able to reach the elusive high shelf. My daughter, you, on […]
5 years ago
Mum praises boy for helping daughter when she started her period on school bus
The mum thanked him online. A woman has taken to a parenting forum to praise a young boy who stepped in to help her daughter when she started her period on the school bus. The mum first posted the thanks on the Facebook page Gurgaon Moms before it was shared on Bored Panda. Her post […]
8 years ago
Study shows that boys are now hitting puberty as young as 9-years-old
Growing up FAST.
8 years ago
Stacey Solomon’s experiencing ‘sympathy puberty’ with her little brother
We can relate. The one good thing about getting older is that you’re pretty much guaranteed never to get spots again. … Except that’s totally not true at all and you definitely do and it’s awful. All is not lost though because even the greatest among us still suffer from the odd bit of acne […]
8 years ago
Hitting puberty early linked with depression in girls as teens and adults
Developing early could have a long-term impact on a girl’s mental health.
8 years ago