Guest blog: What’s a mother to do?
We as a society, for reasons complex yet unfolding, are foisting young girls into the turmoil of puberty long before they are developmentally ready.
Early puberty
Too young for puberty
Kotex has a new line of menstrual pads for tweens – girls 8 to 12 – that feature stars, hearts and bright kid colors. But since when has menstruation been typical kid stuff?
Girls hit puberty earlier than ever, and doctors aren’t sure why (USA Today, 4/11/2011)
Laila’s parents never expected their baby to hit puberty at age 6.
Eight going on eighteen (Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families blog, 1/8/2010)
Is early puberty really cause for concern?
Cancer from the kitchen? (NY Times, 12/5/09)
Another excellent op-ed from New York Times columnist Nicolas Kristof, this time focusing on the endocrine disruptors in plastics, cosmetics and more that can put us at greater risk for diseases like breast cancer.