Pubic hair - 10 year old?

[Anonymous]

My 10 year old daughter turns 11 in December. She is getting pubic hair. Honestly, I don't remember the series of events that took place as far as puberty goes, but is this normal? No breasts yet. She needs deodorant. I have had her on organic dairy, meat, chicken, eggs, vegetables, etc.

What is the average age for this and is this normal?

I don't even remember when I got this!

Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

Normal

[Anonymous]

Mine does too. Same age. She has little breast buds and needs deodorant. The American Girl body books do a good job of explaining the stages of development directly to the girls. http://www.webmd.com/children/early-puberty-10/slideshow-puberty-stages

[Anonymous]

Normal.

The AG books are excellent.

[Anonymous]

Thank you. I am the OP. Actually, I have given DD the first AG book and I am going to get her the 2nd now. I agree - they are excellent. I guess I need to read it too. I glanced through it. I just don't remember when what started happening when!!

[Anonymous]

Definately in the range of normal. my DD is a bit of late bloomer and just got pubic hair at 12. My research suggests pubic hair-> armpit hair-> period (breast development happens somewhere along the way) Could be two years between pubic hair and period, which would put your DD right in the norm as sevarl of my DDs friend have their periods at 12.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definately in the range of normal. my DD is a bit of late bloomer and just got pubic hair at 12. My research suggests pubic hair-> armpit hair-> period (breast development happens somewhere along the way) Could be two years between pubic hair and period, which would put your DD right in the norm as sevarl of my DDs friend have their periods at 12.

Good to know PP. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

In the normal range. Kids these days that eat organic imo tend to develop early and seem to be much bigger. I'm totally against organic food though. Why not give children real food as opposed to food made in a lab

[Anonymous]

Normal

[Anonymous]

Breast development is the first sign of true central puberty (coming from pituitary gland). Pubic hair, body odor and axillary hair are signs of peripheral puberty from androgens. Usually 2 years after breast buds come menses, on average. 12.5 is now the average age of girls getting their periods. So, op, your girl is very normal in this department. I would not be surprised if breast buds are there or very closd to developing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the normal range. Kids these days that eat organic imo tend to develop early and seem to be much bigger. I'm totally against organic food though. Why not give children real food as opposed to food made in a lab

I actually find the opposite true. My eldest developed breasts and had menarche late due to organics. Organics aren't lab food.

[Anonymous]

Normal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the normal range. Kids these days that eat organic imo tend to develop early and seem to be much bigger. I'm totally against organic food though. Why not give children real food as opposed to food made in a lab

I actually find the opposite true. My eldest developed breasts and had menarche late due to organics. Organics aren't lab food.

As proven by....?

[Anonymous]

Totally normal, OP.

However, my friend's daughter had to be on medicine for a couple of years to keep her from starting her period. Their dr told them that once the pubic hair starts to curl, that means she is about to start her period. If she starts her period before her breast buds come in, she will never really develop breasts. Said that breasts stop developing once period starts. Not sure if that's all completely accurate. Jsut what my friend was told.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the normal range. Kids these days that eat organic imo tend to develop early and seem to be much bigger. I'm totally against organic food though. Why not give children real food as opposed to food made in a lab

I actually find the opposite true. My eldest developed breasts and had menarche late due to organics. Organics aren't lab food.

As proven by....?

Uh, I think PP was just saying that she believes her daughter started late due to organics. I don't think she claimed to have scientific data to back that up.

That has been my experience as well. I ate a ton of processed food as a child. I was at least a C cup by 6th grade. I started my period when I was 10. I NEEDED to start shaving my legs when I was in 3rd grade, but didn't until 5th. My hormones were out of control. My kids have been raised on organic food. My oldest dd is 14 and barely needs a bra. She started her period less than a year ago. She only started shaving her legs when everyone else was doing it. She really didn't need to that bad. HEr hormones are pretty even keeled. My 12 y.o. dd is following the exact same path as her sister. Again, this isn't "proven" scientific data. Just my own experience and observation.