Emerging From the Pandemic With Acne, Facial Hair and Body Odor
Young people experiencing the body changes of puberty without being in school are facing a unique set of challenges. Here’s how parents can support them.
April 19, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
A pediatrician friend saw a 10-year-old girl recently, for her yearly checkup. Like so many children (and so many adults) among us, she had gained a little extra weight over the past year, but she was fundamentally healthy. “The mom says to me, ‘You know, she’s very self-conscious, she’s developed over this last year, and none of her friends have, and it makes her so uncomfortable and it makes her sad,’” said the pediatrician, Dr. Terri McFadden, a professor of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine.