Did you think puberty was tough the first time around? Are you ready to go through it again with your kids? Learn to prepare for this important stage in your child's life.

Books to help parents teach and kids learn the normal stages of puberty, when it should start, and when puberty would be considered early or late in boys and girls.

An index of Puberty in Boys and Girls TopPicks for the Pediatrics guide site.

Adrenarche is the onset of androgen dependent signs of puberty in boys or girls, including pubic hair, axillary hair, acne, and adult body odor.

Learn more about gynecomastia, or breast development in males, which is common in teen boys as they go through puberty.

When should puberty start? Puberty usually occurs in a series of stages (tanner stages) between the ages of 8 and 13 for girls and 9 and 14 for boys.

Recent studies have shown that puberty is occurring at an increasingly earlier age in children. When did your kids start puberty?

Gynecomastia

A glossary of commonly used terms in pediatrics and parenting, such as NICU, thimerosal, AAP, SIDS, OSA, LATCH, VCUG, etc. so that you can understand what your pediatrician is talking about if he or she commonly uses medical terminology.