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Puberty Already!!!
| Wed, 11-07-2007 - 7:58pm |
My DD was walking by and I suddenly realized her sweater had little bumps.....I noticed a while ago that she suddenly developed hips and now this.

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I have to agree with Tam, it is totally normal, but awful. My dd started her period at 10½, so consider yourself lucky! Kids develop at such different rates it is insane.
Good luck, and get ready cause here it comes!
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Do you know any good books that maybe you used for your daughter?
Actually, she's just about right. 10.5 is the average age to start puberty. Menstration almost always starts 2 years after they get breast buds making her 12.5.... yep, totally average. Of course, that doesn't make it easier on mom! My own DD is a few months from 11 and she's not even close. I
THANKS!
Alexis didn't have a big time span, but they are 'suppose' to. The biggest difference in her was a huge change in her body structure. She was a chubby girl and she shot up and slimmed down some. The difference from her 10th birthday to 10½ was amazing.
She also had underarm and pubic hair failry early, probably as early as 9 or a little older
Our school gave the kids the information in 5th grade which, for some, was after the fact. I explained all of this to my daughter in the summer between third and fourth grade because I knew there'd be a chance that one of her friends may be an early bloomer.
I'm curious....what sort of homosexual education did your children receive? My daughter asked me what 'gay' meant at a few years ago when a prominent government figure (I think it was a Vermont senator?) was outed, but she never mentioned being taught about homosexuality in school.
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