Testosterone may play a bigger role in the emotional development of girls entering puberty than previously thought, according ...

Some of the most meaningful changes during puberty may not happen in the body alone. They may also happen in conversation. A ...

Source: Carl Pickhardt Ph.D. When, by happenstance or intent, a young person’s capacity or character is tested, a challenge is created to see how and if that person can rise to this demand, because ...

Adolescence feels like a full-body, full-mind upheaval. It is when young people begin to wrestle with the profound question: Who am I? That is a foundational issue. Moreover, the answer does not ...

During puberty, teens experience many changes in their bodies and hormones that can affect growth over the next several years ...

Adolescence, the life stage that marks the transition between childhood and adulthood, is known to be a vital period for the brain's development. During this critical phase, people's mental abilities, ...

Adolescence can simultaneously be an exciting and challenging time for children. The physical changes and challenges of adolescence are widely recognized, but mental health also can be challenged ...

A guide to keeping your tween’s skin healthy when oil glands start to go into overproduction and pores easily get clogged.

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...