Your child is playing happily with their toys on the floor. Great, you think, you can sneak off to the bathroom for just a few seconds and, you know, take care of business. Suddenly, a little person appears at the door, sobbing and banging on the door to be let in. And when all you’re trying to do is wipe, you might wonder why your child follows you into[...]

Just the word alone sends shivers down a parent’s spine. Puberty. And now recent studies suggest that U.S. children are developing some signs of sexual maturation earlier than in the past. But here’s the good news: a new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics says these early signs of development don’t necessarily mean a child has starte[...]