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• n  the time of life when sex glands become functional

• Or are girls developing breasts and reaching puberty at younger and younger ages all over the world? The uncertainties swirling around the phenomenon make it difficult for .
• What happens when puberty comes too soon in your child--and what you can do about it.
• Should we artificially delay puberty for kids who don't identify with their biological sex?.

• pubescence

News & Articles

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• Then & Now: What the 'Harry Potter' Kids of Hogwarts Look Like All Grown Up
  It's been more than a decade since the wee lads and lasses of the Harry Potter franchise put on the sorting hat and started attending Hogwarts. While the alums of the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry went on to defeat the Dark Lord, their real-life counterparts went on to defeat puberty. Thirteen years later, most of these kids are grown up and looking good (especially you, Neville Longbottom ...
  June 14, 2013 - Zimbio
• Older sister needs to get thoughts under control
  Dear Straight Talk: I’m 17 with a 12-year-old brother who I love very much. I’ve always been a good big sister to him. We have to share a bedroom and seeing each other nude has never been an issue. However, with his puberty, everything has changed.
  June 14, 2013 - Lodi News-Sentinel
• Early puberty becoming less rare
  Scientists have identified mutations in a gene responsible for some cases of early puberty, an issue of growing concern to doctors, as children begin developing earlier and earlier.
  June 11, 2013 - Detroit Free Press

Quotes

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• Mike Huckabee in FOXNews
  The former Arkansas governor made the "political puberty" remark Thursday on MSNBC: "Here's a man who didn't hit political puberty in the conservative ranks until 60 years old," Huckabee said.
• Barbara Loe Fisher in Washington Post
  We just don't know enough to be mandating Gardasil for anyone, much less vulnerable 11- to 12-year-old girls entering puberty,said Barbara Loe Fisher, the organization's president, in a prepared statement.
• Jens Lehmann in Times of India
  There was a certain bunch of fans, most of whom are just going through puberty, and that's what influenced the club in making certain decisions,Lehmann said.