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more about #puberty more comments → Lin-Z [linguist on duty]: I love the 'bitch please' face of the girl in the front! more » shorty63136: That girl on the right is giving a MEAN side-eye! Boy! more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: I love traditional Korean dress. It looks so comfy (unlike kimonos which are definitely not). more » Penny: I must be hungry, because all I see is a big cupcake with awesome sprinkles. more » leslieannelevine: Hey, if I were Korean I would have gotten to do that today! No fair! more » MarissaExplainsItAll: Definitely more colorful than my Quince...JEALOUS! more » shewar: What is that hat? It looks tasty. more » gherkinfiend: This article also came up in the Guardian from the same Kaz Cooke book... [www.guardian.co.uk] I'm 30 and I think I could still benefit from reading t... more » KetchupFiend: Ha ha, the question about "Do I move or what?" reminds me of my friend who, considering having sex for the first time confided, "But... I just don't k... more » Notes from the underwhelmed: Damn my mom was cool. When I went through puberty, my mom was like "This is going to be the most miserable part of your life. Everyone is going to suc... more » saintbernadette: Also, when I got my period, I remember my Dad announcing that he was going to erect a sign in the front yard announcing the event. more » Etoiles: On my thirteenth birthday (which, by dint of HORRIBLE coincidence, was also the start of my first period) my mother sat me down and said: "Thirteen su... more » Flackette Goes Retro: I'd like to add, don't act like your teen daughter's crushes are "so cuuuute." It's belittling and isolating, because at the time teen crushes and rom... more » wooden_shoes: I remember learning about periods in girl scouts (my mom was the leader, so I guess it was her way of telling me without having to tell me) and I reme... more » badmutha: As the mutha of a teen, they are not as bad as they are made out to be. My daughter is responsible, hard-working, and reasonably respectful for the mo... more » -
#girlstuff
Author Gives Non-Hysterical Advice On Talking To Teen Girls
While writing an advice book for teens, Kaz Cooke came up with some good advice for their parents, like that telling an 11-year-old who gets her first period "you're a woman now" is just creepy. More » -
#growingpains
They Grow Up So Fast
Puberty is hitting girls at earlier ages around the world: According to a recent study, the average age a European girl begins to developing breasts is now 9.86, versus 10.88 in the 1990s. [NYT] -
#finelines
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret: How Have I Not Written About This Book Yet?
Welcome to 'Fine Lines', the feature where we give a sentimental look at the YA books we loved in our youth. This week, Lizzie Skurnick tackles Judy Blume's 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.'
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#growingpains
Things You Can't Undo: Stretching Yourself Thin
Friends, I'd like to talk to you about something, and this is not easy, especially for a woman who has never been pregnant: Stretchmarks. More » -
#thecurse
"Period Girl" Talks To The New Yorker
Fave menstrual euphemism of My Little Red Book author Rachel Kauder Nalebuff: "arts and crafts week at panty camp." Read the full interview for more from this impressive eighteen-year-old. [New Yorker] -
