Girls' Confidence Plummets During Puberty: Report
A new poll found that teen girls’ confidence plummets nearly 30 percent during puberty, which can often lead to a …
Puberty Book for Boys Scrapped For Saying Girls Have Breasts to 'Look Grown-Up and Attractive'
A guidebook to human biology and puberty for boys was recently pulped by its publisher for uproar over a page that…
Tina Fey Recounts Tender Girlhood Memory Of Trying On a Bra in Public
Recalling the certain horrors of growing up as a nerd becomes more palatable when Cool Dork Tina Fey chronicles her own…
Happy 20th Anniversary to Now and Then and Your Devon Sawa Wet Dreams
I was nine when Now and Then was released, and because it was PG-13, my parents were disinclined to let me see it in…
Finally, Finally, Finally Your Kid's Dolls Can Get Their Periods
Lammily dolls, otherwise known as “Normal Barbies,” have been on the market since November 2014, offering a less…
Shame, Embarrassment, Hiding: Your Stories of Dudes Checking You Out
Last week we asked you if you remembered getting checked out the first time by dudes, and you told us. Though women are…
Tell Us About the First Time You Realized Dudes Were Checking You Out
There are many notable firsts in a young woman’s life, but a frontrunner on the formative short list may be the moment…
Girls Pubing Earlier Is the New Normal
Girls have been developing breast buds and getting pubic hair as early as seven or eight years old, which, according to…
Embrace Your Blackheads. They Just Want to Be With You.
I remember when I first learned about blackheads. I was a not-quite-teenager and I had come to terms with the fact that…
Earlier Puberty Sadly Means Earlier Acne for Unlucky Grade-Schoolers
It’ll come as no shock you to learn that boys and girls in these modern-day United States, fed on country-fried…
I Ate So Men Wouldn’t Pay Attention To Me
I never realized why I gained the weight in the first place.
Boys in the U.S. May Be Hitting Puberty Earlier and It’s Probably Not a Good Thing
A head-scratching new study published Saturday in the Journal of Pediatrics suggests that young men in the United…
Coming-Of-Age Stories About Girls? 'Creepy,' Says Some Old Dude
Screenwriter Andrea Portes, whose novel Hick has been made into a feature film starring Chloe Grace Moretz, recalls…
Girls Are Getting Their Periods Earlier and Earlier, and No One Knows Why
Good grief — we thought we had it bad with all of that uphill-bothways walking and Are You There God? It's Me Margaret…
Period Advice Website Helpfully Hawks Razors, Makeup
Procter & Gamble says its website BeingGirl is meant to give young women important advice about puberty and their…
Now Girls And Boys Are Starting Puberty Earlier
Studies have shown that girls are reaching puberty younger and younger, to the point that Kotex now has a line of maxi…
The Day You Realized You Were Getting Boobs
For many young women, the realization that you're growing breasts is fraught with mixed emotions, including, terror,…
Father's Absence Linked To Early Puberty In Girls
A study found girls from higher-income households, and particularly African-Americans, are likely to develop breasts…
There Has Been An Increase In Seven-Year-Olds With Breasts
Early onset of puberty in girls has been linked to several factors, all of which are rather contentious. According to…
Lacrosse Player Charged With Murdering Ex • Helen Thomas Caught Sleeping
• 22-year-old University of Virginia student and lacrosse player Yeardley Love was found dead in her dorm room at 2:15…