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An increased number of girls are going through premature sexual development amid the pandemic

Health

Covid-19 pandemic linked to early onset of puberty in some girls

Several studies suggest that the number of girls starting puberty early has more than doubled amid the coronavirus outbreak - and experts are unsure exactly why

News

Teenagers smoking

Health

Teenagers with unhealthy lifestyles age faster than healthier peers

News

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Humans

Older children in the year group are more popular than younger peers

News

selfie taker

Humans

The truth about generations: Why millennials aren't special snowflakes

Insight

Dangerous stunts can spread socially

Mind

Teenagers who copy each other’s risk-taking have more friends

News

A fist punching a wall

Health

Are UK teens in the grips of a self-harm epidemic? It's complicated

Analysis

Teenagers sitting on the couch

Health

Teenage brains can’t tell what’s important and what isn’t

News

teens on phones

Health

Is modern life making today's teenagers more depressed?

Insight