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网页For Parents. Advice on children's health, behavior, and growth – from before birth through the teen years. All about how the body works, homework help, and more – just for kids. Support and advice on health, emotions, and life – designed for teens and approved by doctors. Expert-approved health education resources for PreK through 12th grade.
Is It Normal to Masturbate? (for Teens) | Nemours KidsHealth
网页Rumors about masturbation causing health problems aren’t true. Masturbation will not: stunt your growth. cause diseases or mental problems. harm your eyesight. affect periods or stop you from having kids in the future. give you a sexually transmitted disease (STD) People often think of masturbation as a private topic.
Sex (for Teens) | Nemours KidsHealth
网页Sex. en español: Sexo. See answers to some common questions about sex and sexuality. A Friend Keeps Asking Me to Do Sexual Stuff. How Do I Make Him Stop? Can a Doctor Tell During Your Pelvic Exam if You've Had Sex? Can a Doctor Tell if You've Been Masturbating? Can Fingering or Oral Sex Cause an Infection?
Fever Symptoms & Treatment (for Parents) (for Parents) - KidsHealth
网页blue lips, tongue, or nails. in an infant, the soft spot on the head seems to be bulging out or sunken in. stiff neck. severe headache. limpness or refusal to move. trouble breathing that doesn't get better when the nose is cleared. leaning forward and drooling. seizure.
Understanding Puberty (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth
网页For a male, the physical changes of puberty usually start with the testicles getting bigger. Dark, coarse, curly hair will sprout just above the penis and on the scrotum. The penis and testes will get larger, and erections happen more often. Ejaculation — the release of sperm-containing semen —also happens.
Video: Am I Normal? (Girls and Puberty) (for Kids) - KidsHealth
网页Girls have lots of questions about the body changes of puberty, especially about breasts and first periods. Watch this video to get some answers!
Puberty Basics (for Teens) | Nemours KidsHealth
网页For most females, the first physical change of puberty is breast development. It starts with small, firm, tender lumps (called buds) under one or both nipples. The breasts will get larger over the next year or two. Dark, coarse, curly hair will appear on the labia (the folds of skin surrounding the vagina).
Parents (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth
网页Parents (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth. There are ways to help yourself through stressful moments. If you feel depressed or alone, talking to a parent is a good place to start. Nemours KidsHealth partnered with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to bring parents practical ideas for feeding their families.
Is My Penis Normal? (for Teens) | Nemours KidsHealth
网页The penis grows the most during puberty. Some boys start puberty around 9 and others don't start until they are 15. Usually by the end of puberty, a guy's penis has reached its expected size. Puberty usually ends about 4 years after it starts, so this is usually around age 13–19. In addition to size, guys also wonder about how their penis looks.
Choking (for Parents) | Nemours KidsHealth
网页When a child is choking, it means that an object — usually food or a toy — is stuck in the trachea (the airway). When this happens, air can't flow normally into or out of the lungs, so the child can't breathe properly. The trachea is usually protected by a small flap of tissue called the epiglottis. The trachea and the esophagus share an ...