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News Articles: puberty

The Netflix series <em>Adolescence</em> follows Jamie (Owen Cooper), a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham plays Jamie's father, Eddie. Graham says he read about similar crimes and wanted to know: "Why is this happening?"

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'Adolescence' co-creator says 'maybe we're all accountable' for youth violence

The Netflix series follows a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham says he read about similar crimes and wanted to know: "Why is this happening?"

March 31, 2025
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  • Sam Briger
Researchers say multiple factors are likely impacting early puberty, including obesity, stress and endocrine-disrupting hormones which are widespread in the environment.

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Girls are getting their first periods earlier. Here's what parents should know

Girls in the U.S. are getting their first menstrual period about 6 months earlier on average than they did in the 1950s and ‘60s. And the number of girls starting their period before age nine has doubled. Researchers say parents can help prepare their kids for early puberty.

June 03, 2024
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  • Maria Godoy
The cover of <em>The</em><em> Care and Keeping of You</em>:<em> The Body Book for Girls</em>, originally published in 1998.

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'The Care and Keeping of You,' American Girl's guide to puberty, turns 25

The Care and Keeping of You from American Girl eased the adolescent anxieties of the millennial and Gen Z girls who read it. Now the book is marking its 25th anniversary.

September 18, 2023
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  • Tilda Wilson
Lauren Fleshman's memoir, <em>Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World,</em> is a memoir and a critique of how the sports world treats female athletes.

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The sports world is still built for men. This elite runner wants to change that

Champion distance runner Lauren Fleshman says too many coaches assume — falsely — that what works for male athletes also benefits female athletes. Her memoir is Good for a Girl.

January 10, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
In an inclusive guide for pre-teens going through puberty, girls, boys and nonbinary youth are shown navigating topics from feelings to body parts to puberty gear.

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A new puberty guide for kids aims to replace anxiety with self-confidence

Talking about testes and menses can be super awkward for any kid. A new book tries to take the embarrassment out of growing up – and be inclusive of every body.

April 23, 2022
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  • Pien Huang
President George W. Bush meets members of the Vienna Boys Choir at the National Library at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, June 21, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper

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New Research Makes Room For Changing Voices In Boys' Choirs

The Vienna Boys' Choir, founded more than 500 years ago, is one of the best known choirs in the world. Sopranos and altos between the ages of 9-14...

June 03, 2019
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  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

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