First sign of puberty in DS...

[Anonymous]

Why don't you ask his doctor? They can easily tell you whether he is a Tanner stage 1 or 2 depending on testicular enlargement.

[Anonymous]

My almost 15 yr old DS has definitely developed thicker/more wiry eyebrows this past year as part of puberty changes. However, he first had many other puberty changes starting around age 13.

[Anonymous]

This is an interesting thread to me, because we have the opposite issue. My 11 year old DS has extremely wispy, barely-there eyebrows, and no signs of puberty yet other than tallness (if that counts). His older siblings all had normal looking eyebrows from early childhood and they did become thicker and fuller with puberty. My youngest is beginning to wonder if he is eyebrow impaired, and I’ve assured him they’ll develop with age, but I don’t actually know if that’s true.

[Anonymous]

My 14-year old blond blue-eyed son always had thick gorgeous darker eyebrows. He also started growth spurt very late—just this month and his voice cracked the the first time today..

FWIW, he had underarm hair in 4th/5th grade—long before any other signs. I also had underarm hair a long time before getting my period.

Not everyone follows puberty the same exact way.

[Anonymous]

Hmm, I always thought underarm hair was the first sign. Anyway, those thick eyebrows are a hallmark of those awkward changes when their faces are just all wrong. Their faces grow into them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is an interesting thread to me, because we have the opposite issue. My 11 year old DS has extremely wispy, barely-there eyebrows, and no signs of puberty yet other than tallness (if that counts). His older siblings all had normal looking eyebrows from early childhood and they did become thicker and fuller with puberty. My youngest is beginning to wonder if he is eyebrow impaired, and I’ve assured him they’ll develop with age, but I don’t actually know if that’s true.

Pediatrician told us tallness is not a sign of puberty. And Kids stop growing (upward) once they hit puberty. So the earlier they go through puberty the sooner they stop growing upward.

[Anonymous]

I know this is about boys so may be different but my 13 year old girl who is in stage 4 and has her period does not have any underarm hair yet. So not the first sign.

My 15 year old son does but it wasn’t the first sign.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son’s first sign is hair sprouting down below - underarms are still clear. It will happen, OP.

Same with my kid. He is just about to turn 13.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The first sign of puberty in boys is enlargement of the testicles and the start of pubic hair. Not something you can necessarily see if you have modest boys. Facial hair and underarm hair develop toward the middle/end of puberty.

This.

Physically, the first sign of puberty in boys is testicle enlargement. With pubic hair starting to come in about 6 months after.

And yes, 14 is on the later side for boys. Constitutional delay of growth and puberty is considered when a boy hasn't started testicle enlargement by the age of 14. Although it's still considered "normal", just on the later end of normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you ask his doctor? They can easily tell you whether he is a Tanner stage 1 or 2 depending on testicular enlargement.

Why do you need to know this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you ask his doctor? They can easily tell you whether he is a Tanner stage 1 or 2 depending on testicular enlargement.

Why do you need to know this?

+1, what on earth is Tanner stage 1 or 2 and who cares??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't think 14 is "late bloomer" territory in boys at all.

Really? Because ALL of his friends except one have started puberty already.

DP

Glad to hear this because I feel like my 12 year old boy is late! Good to know he’s not alone.

OP, my 14 year old is just beginning as well. He seems so young compared to most of his friends. Most went through puberty years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an interesting thread to me, because we have the opposite issue. My 11 year old DS has extremely wispy, barely-there eyebrows, and no signs of puberty yet other than tallness (if that counts). His older siblings all had normal looking eyebrows from early childhood and they did become thicker and fuller with puberty. My youngest is beginning to wonder if he is eyebrow impaired, and I’ve assured him they’ll develop with age, but I don’t actually know if that’s true.

Pediatrician told us tallness is not a sign of puberty. And Kids stop growing (upward) once they hit puberty. So the earlier they go through puberty the sooner they stop growing upward.

My understanding is that boys continue to grow throughout puberty, while girls tend to stop growing around the time they get their period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son’s first sign is hair sprouting down below - underarms are still clear. It will happen, OP.

Same with my kid. He is just about to turn 13.

+1 and I remember vividly that was my first sign of puberty. So OP you may never know...unless, of course, you know...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an interesting thread to me, because we have the opposite issue. My 11 year old DS has extremely wispy, barely-there eyebrows, and no signs of puberty yet other than tallness (if that counts). His older siblings all had normal looking eyebrows from early childhood and they did become thicker and fuller with puberty. My youngest is beginning to wonder if he is eyebrow impaired, and I’ve assured him they’ll develop with age, but I don’t actually know if that’s true.

Pediatrician told us tallness is not a sign of puberty. And Kids stop growing (upward) once they hit puberty. So the earlier they go through puberty the sooner they stop growing upward.

My understanding is that boys continue to grow throughout puberty, while girls tend to stop growing around the time they get their period.

+1 My brother and husband didn't stop growing until 20/21 years old.