Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Precocious puberty is when signs of sexual maturity occur earlier than age 8 in a girl and age 9 in a boy. (Photo: Getty Images) ...

“While stress and BMI have long been recognized as independent predictors of puberty, few studies have examined how they ...

This week, as BBC Radio 4 explores what it means to grow up as a girl in 2026, health presenter Laura Foster is examining a ...

Worried about early puberty in your child? Child nutritionist Sanchita Daswani explains that milk isn't the sole culprit.

Jennifer Benton’s daughter was just 5 years old when her kindergarten teacher pointed out something unusual: the young girl was developing breasts. It was 2019 and the little girl loved playing with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Puberty lessons, as part of sex education, typically begin in the fifth grade. Many experts say that's too late. (Collage: Getty ...

The age when girls hit puberty has been falling at an alarming rate for decades, and scientists have struggled to explain why. New research suggests a compound found in a wide variety of products — ...

When author Naama Bloom watched her hilarious “Camp Gyno” video, about a tween who is the first girl at her summer camp to get a period, go viral in 2013, she knew she was on to something. She ...

If the coming-of-age changes you notice in your child make you wonder if the kid you still consider your “baby” is literally growing up too fast, it’s probably nothing to worry about. “I think a lot ...

As if being a pre-teen girl isn’t hard enough. A new study says some common soaps, shampoos and other personal care products may be putting adolescent girls at a higher risk of certain cancers and ...

New research links stress, BMI, and hormone patterns to pubertal timing, revealing implications for long-term health and ...

The earlier onset of puberty in girls has been linked to increased risks of breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and ...