Puberty Information & Advice

If you have ever seen a group of teens at a party, you will notice a huge difference between the boys and the girls.

We need to build a herd immunity against the sexualisation of girls

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Thomas Evans, 25, died fighting for the terrorist group al-Shabaab during a gun battle with Kenyan troops in June.

The making of men: It's all about belonging

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Why I'm considering giving my eight-year-old daughter puberty blockers

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Bottomless pit: One description of a teenage boy going through puberty.

How to tell when your son has hit puberty

The transition of your baby-faced angelic son into a teenager can be a challenging time, especially when you’ve never had to deal with the hormones that can descend upon your home like a cyclone.

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How to tell when your daughter is going through puberty

Are you worried about knowing how to tell when your sweet fairy-loving princess reaches puberty? Are you having trouble finding out because said ‘princess’ is locked up in her room?

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What the declining age of puberty tell us

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When puberty happens early

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Changes and milestones

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Talking about how and why her body will change.

Why your daughter needs to know about her period

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What my children have taught me about sex

Have your children ever shared with you what they know about sex? You might learn something new.

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'How A Baby Is Made': Book from 1975 "traumatised" people on social media

Images from the 1975 book 'How A Baby Is Made' have gone viral over the weekend after they were posted on Facebook.

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Sex-ed: Norwegian show criticised for its frank approach to sexual education.

Norwegian sex-ed program demonstrates how to kiss, masturbate and have sex

A Norwegian sex-ed show has been criticised for its frank approach to sexual education.

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The Period Fairy makes getting your period for the first time less scary.

The Period Fairy helping teen girls' cope with getting their first period

'Hello Flo' is making getting your period for the first time a little less scary.

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Cosmic Cuties: Saving the world from sexism one zine at a time.

Brooklyn teen's curvy 'Cosmic Cuties' cartoons encouraging self-love

For 17-year-old Mikhaila Nodel self-love is something everyone should feel.

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14-year-old girl's witty response to guys who don't want to wear condoms

A teenage girl was asked to respond to a series of "partner objections to condom use". Instead of using the multiple choice answers provided - she came up with a list of her own.

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Jose Garcia: 'Let's step it up a notch and help them out.'

15-year-old boy asks male classmates to bring pads and tampons for girls

Jose Garcia is urging males to help out their girlfriends and female friends.

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Teens are sucking on bottle caps so they can look like Kylie Jenner

Teens are going to extreme lengths to achieve Kylie Jenner's signature pout.

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Daylesford Secondary School students Jacki Lipplegoes (l) and Annemieke Visser (r) with their airbrushed school photos

Piercings, acne, monobrows airbrushed out of school photos in Daylesford

Piercings, blemishes, acne and freckles have been airbrushed out of school portraits at Daylesford Secondary College, outraging students and parents.

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Teen horror stories: She would never look at Pringles the same way again.

Teenagers can be really gross – and not just the boys

If you read the horror story about a mum finding a Pringle container full of her son's urine in his room this week you are probably disgusted and a little scared. But were you that much better?

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Sex education: Around 70 per cent of people surveyed said they felt they didn’t know enough.

Kids really do want to have the 'birds and the bees' talk, a recent survey found

Young people claim they didn't have enough information when it came to their first sexual experience, finds survey.

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