What is Puberty? A Basic Definition

Puberty \Pu"ber*ty\, n. [L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult:
   cf. F. pubert['e].]
   1. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting
      or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate
      climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve
      in females.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Bot.) The period when a plant first bears flowers.
      [1913 Webster]

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Off-site Puberty Links, User Submitted

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Wed Jul 2

• Teaching Puberty: Teaching puberty resource
• YouTube - Puberty, What's That?: Puberty Collage
• YouTube - The Puberty Fairy: Puberty Cartoon

Mon Jun 30

• BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Interactive Body
• BBC - Slink - Home: british teen site. has some nice features.

Fri Jun 27

• Hormones and Me: Delayed Puberty
• Hormones and Me: Puberty and its Problems

Mon Jun 23

• keepkidshealth y.com : http://www.mag icfoundation.o rg/

Sun Jun 22

• CNN.com - More girls experience early puberty - March 31, 2000: More girls experience early puberty

Sat Jun 21

• Teen Puberty - Male Puberty - Female Puberty - Advice - Drug - STD FAQ - Medical Information - Got Questions? We've got answers!
• Adolescence
• Puberty101.com

Fri Jun 20

• BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Body

Thu Jun 19

• Mothers Diet May Affect Daughters Puberty - Well - Tara Parker-Pope - Health - New York Times Blog

Wed Jun 18

• Puberty, Pregnancy and Sex
• Puberty, Periods and Girls
• Puberty and Boys
• www.iwannaknow .org | Puberty - A Beginner's Guide

Mon Jun 16

• Yucky Gross & Cool Body: What makes the human body work? Follow Wendell the worm and Dora as they explore gross body sounds and yucky body parts to bring you the answers.

Thu Jun 12

• P&G School Programs - Puberty

Off-site Puberty Research Links

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