12 year old son hasn't started puberty yet

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Anonymous wrote:Good thing has not started.
Once puberty starts, he'll slow down growing.

He's not even 13. It's all right!

I thought puberty is accompanied by a growth spurt.

This poster is wrong.

Boys don't stop growing until their late teens at the earliest.

Once boys hit puberty, the window of time where they will grow is then set. If they are short when they hit puberty, there is less time for them to grow in height. The more growing they get in prior to the onset of puberty, the better, for height purposes.

NP. Not what my son's endocrinologist told us at all. My DS is 12 and below the 5th percentile for height. The endocrinologist has told us that the later he goes into puberty, the more height he will gain.

I think that's what pp was saying actually. FWIW my boys were on the tall side going into puberty (both hit it within months of their 13th bday) and they have continued to grow since hitting puberty (voice change/hair on legs, etc). Puberty is a process, it doesn't completely happen overnight - they still continue to grow even after their voice changes.

If they had been on the smaller/shorter side I can see how hitting puberty at 12 might not be ideal. But what do the doctors do about that? Especially if it only means that a boy will be 5'6" vs 6'0". I guess I may not be completely understanding the goal..

We're talking 5'5" vs. 5'7", and it's foolish to pretend that there is no advantage for men in being tall.

Yes, there is absolutely an advantage for men to be tall. I am not denying that at all! And I can see why a couple of inches could make a difference in the long run. Please don't think I'm judging, I'm not.

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and dads see 12-yo daughters boobs are ok?

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shudder. No. Kids need a healthy sense of boundaries and deserve some personal respect and privacy. This is so gross.

If you have medical concerns take your tween to a doctor and let the doctor monitor growth.

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Anonymous wrote:and dads see 12-yo daughters boobs are ok?

The equivalent to this would be a father innocently seeing his 10 year old daughter's breasts (boys are two years slower than girls). And if she was comfortable with it, than yes, it would be okay.

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Forgot to add: that isn't even a fair point to make anyways, as boys usually have little to no modesty untill puberty, but girls do.

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Anonymous wrote:and dads see 12-yo daughters boobs are ok?

Most dads have seen there daughters boobs. By accident. It is the nature of living in a house.