puberty

Many young people turn monosyllabic when they hit puberty

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Mumbling and grunting teenagers are the butt of jokes. Overnight, it seems, many become monosyllabic once they hit puberty, transformed into the TV teen characters Kevin and Perry. This can leave parents feeling exasperated, wondering where their chatty, friendly child has gone, and whether he or she will return. But why does it happen? And … Read more

Dogs are less obedient when they hit puberty, study shows

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Dogs become less obedient to commands from their carer during adolescence just like teenage kids, according to British researchers. In experiments, dogs were more likely to ignore commands given by their caregiver and were harder to train at the age of eight months, during puberty. Despite being less mature, prepubescent dogs around the age of … Read more