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Teen Puberty Stages

Puberty begins at different ages for boys and girls ,on average. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, puberty begins for girls between 8 and 14 years of age. For boys, the average is between 9 and 14 years. The stages of puberty are denoted by the advance of pubic hair for both boys and girls. For boys, the size of testicles is used to gauge the advance of puberty, and for girls, the size and contour of breasts are used.

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Growing Pains: My Not-So-Little Little Girl

Well, the kid is back. After seven weeks away at sleep-away camp, she’s arrived safely home, and our family is finally together again. I won’t go on again about how much I missed her, or about how hard it was to have her gone for so long, or even about how annoyed I was that she only wrote me three letters all summer (one of which was written solely to complain that everyone had a Nintendo DS except for her). All I’ll say is that she had a great time, and I honestly can’t decide if it was a better experience for her (I can be independent! I can live on my own!) or me (I can let go! I can live without her!).

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Things Women Do for Beauty

Some women go to great lengths to look a certain way, while others just toss on some lip gloss and call it a day. Beauty routines are highly personalized and can vary depending on income, geographic location, employment and personal preference. Your routine may contain all or none of these practices.

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Plastic Surgery Procedures for Women

Before you sashay over to your plastic surgeon’s office and order your procedures off the menu as if you were ordering from your favorite restaurant, make sure you are approaching plastic surgery in a healthy way. While you should not have to pretend that beauty isn’t important, you should also realize that beauty isn’t more important than everything else. It’s one thing to fix an imperfection that has always bothered you; it’s quite another to make plastic surgery your new hobby or to expect it to change your life. If you have a strong self-image and just want to make an improvement or correct a defect or flaw, you have plenty of options.