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Kartik (13) has been feeling a bit different lately, confused and frankly at times ‘weirded out’. How could he like Jiya in ‘that way’? He’s known her for five years and until some time ago she was a friend. But now she has become special and Kartik keeps thinking about her. Why is this happening? Continue reading...

‘As the lockdown began, I had this vast amount of time that I had no idea how to spend. Getting to know more about my friends (online) and creative activities have been a huge help’, Aadi shares his lockdown diary with TeenBook. I (don’t) miss school Lockdown has been a strange experience for me. Even Continue reading...

Puberty is a time when physical and emotional changes begin to take place in the body, to begin the transition from childhood to adulthood. Aarav and Sara have some confusion too. Do you have the same questions? Let’s understand more about it. What’s going on? You know, over the last few days, whenever I see Continue reading...

Hair, height and more Hey! My name is Aarav. I live in Ranchi and I am in Grade 8. Over the last few weeks, I have been noticing tiny hair on my chin. Papa tells me this is the first sign of Growing Up – when children begin to develop into adults. I am quite Continue reading...

Arjun (12) wasn’t sure if he should ask his mom what it meant but many of his classmates had been using the word during fights and he didn’t quite understand what it meant. The other day he almost uttered it in response to a rude classmate. ‘I can ask you, right? ‘Mom, what does f@uk Continue reading...