Puberty

Lying awake for hours is one of the most common and least talked about parts of puberty. Here is why your body clock shifts and how to get your sleep back.

Yes, your period can change your bathroom habits. Here is what period poops are, why hormones cause them, what helps, and the red flags worth telling a grown-up about.

Soso Answers: Discharge, Spotting, Period Teas and More (July 15 to 22)

This week girls asked Soso about discharge colors, spotting, teas to bring on a period, breast buds, and swimming. Here are warm, simple answers to the top five.

Suddenly feeling like crying, or your heart racing, even before your period has started? Here is why puberty stirs up big emotions and gentle ways to ride the waves.

Can lemon, salt, or a special tea bring on your period? Here is the honest answer, why your body picks its own timing, and what to do instead of trying tricks.

Was that a real period or just spotting? Here is how to tell the difference by the color, amount, and how long it lasts, plus why your first periods can be so light and confusing.

Creamy, watery, yellow, or brown? Here is what each discharge color and texture means, why it changes during the month, and when it is worth telling a grown-up.

How to Track Your Period: A Beginner's Guide for Girls

A beginner's guide for girls to tracking your period, what to log, how to build the habit, and why app predictions are gentle guesses in your first year.

Brown blood, skipped months, short periods, in your first year they are usually completely normal. A girl's guide to irregular first periods and when to ask an adult.

Several of you quietly asked about discharge, smell, and keeping clean. These are some of the most common worries, and the answers are simpler and kinder than you think.

Why do you grow hair down there, do you have to shave it, and what are those little bumps? Calm, honest answers about pubic hair as your body changes.

One breast bigger than the other? A sore, firm lump under one side? Bigger or smaller than your friends'? Here is what is going on, and why almost all of it is normal.