Puberty & Growing Up

For info about your changing body and mind and the kinds of issues that older kids face, this is the place.

• Girls and Puberty

Boy Stuff

• Boys and Puberty
• For Boys: Trouble "Down There"
• Getting Muscles
• What's an Adam's Apple?
• Your Changing Voice

Girl Stuff

• All About Menstruation
• Breasts and Bras
• Changing Your Hair
• Do Periods Ever End?
• Five Things Girls Want to Know About Periods
• Getting Your Period at School
• Pads and Tampons
• Period Cramps
• Pierced Ears
• Video: Am I Normal? (Girls and Puberty)
• What's Vaginal Discharge?
• When Will I Get My Period?

Body Stuff

• Acne
• Acne Myths
• All About Menstruation
• All About Puberty
• Body Mass Index (BMI)
• Boys and Puberty
• Braces
• Breasts and Bras
• Changing Your Hair
• Feeling Too Tall or Too Short
• Getting Your Period at School
• Growth Disorders
• I'm Growing Up - But Am I Normal?
• Pierced Ears
• Shaving
• The Reality of Retainers
• When Will I Get My Period?
• Why Do Feet Stink?
• Will Toothpaste Make a Pimple Go Away?
• Your Changing Voice

School Stuff

• Backpacks
• Dealing With Bullies
• Five Steps to Better Handwriting
• Getting Homework Help
• Getting Your Period at School
• Going Back to School
• How to Pick a Great Book to Read
• School Lunches
• The Real Deal on Repeating a Grade
• Video: Study Break Yoga
• What to Do if You Don't Like School
• Yoga for Lowering Stress

Drugs, Alcohol & Smoking

• Alcohol
• Helping a Parent Who Smokes
• What Kids Say About: Drinking Alcohol
• What Kids Say About: Tobacco
• What You Need to Know About Drugs
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: Cocaine and Crack
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: Depressants
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: Ecstasy
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: GHB
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: Heroin
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: Inhalants
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: LSD
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: Marijuana
• What You Need to Know About Drugs: Methamphetamines

Tough Topics

• How to Handle Abuse
• Running Away
• Your Online Identity

Breasts & Bras

• Breasts and Bras
• PQ: Can bras cause breast cancer?
• PQ: Can breasts be injured?
• PQ: How do I tell my mom I need a bra?
• PQ: I heard that some bras make your breasts stop growing. Is that true?
• PQ: Should girls wear a bra at night?
• PQ: What if one of my breasts is bigger than the other?

Periods

• All About Menstruation
• Do Periods Ever End?
• Five Things Girls Want to Know About Periods
• Getting Your Period at School
• Pads and Tampons
• Period Cramps
• When Will I Get My Period?

Body Hair

• PQ: I have hair on the nipples of my breasts. Is that normal?
• Shaving
• When Can I Shave My Legs?

Skin Problems

• Acne
• Acne Myths
• Will Toothpaste Make a Pimple Go Away?

Crushes

• Crushes
• Kids Talk About: Crushes (Video)
• Kids Talk About: Love
• PQ: Why don't any boys like me?
• PQ: Why don't any girls like me?
• When Can I "Go Out" With Someone?