puberty

Teen Health & Wellness

The ultimate guide to puberty

Puberty is a milestone in your child’s development that comes around much more quickly than you think. Knowing what changes to...

School Age Kids

Early puberty: What to look for

Kids can start going through puberty as early as age 8, but some kids start the process much sooner. There are signs you can look...

Tweens, Teens & College

From puberty to parties: A step-by-step guide to your tween's firsts

You thought parenting a toddler through all her firsts was exhausting, but now you’ve got a tween on your hands. It may not be potty...

Child Development & Health

Should you let your child sleep in?

You and your kids are up-and-at-em all week long, so when it comes to weekends and holidays, should you let your children sleep in?...

Tweens, Teens & College

When to tell your daughter about her first period

A first period generally makes its presence known at around age 12, although this average is trending slightly downward. How will...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Dueling hormones: When puberty and menopause collide

Now, more than ever, so many households are experiencing puberty and perimenopause and menopause (I call it PM&M for short) at the...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Your teenage son's brain....explained!

At a wedding over the summer I was talking to an old friend I haven't seen for years. Her children are older than ours, and I've...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Voice changes during puberty

Intellectually, I knew my son's voice was changing, that is was getting deeper. How could it not? He's a teenager now, stretching...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Sex talk help

One of the more challenging conversations you are likely to have with your child -- more challenging for you , that is -- is that...