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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our 13 year old DS (going to be 14 in September) has no signs of puberty at all (doctors confirmed). He is both small and a late bloomer, but nothing abnormal according to the endocrinologist we have seen.

He is also very immature. For example, he will still go outside and play superheroes with his much younger siblings (8 and 5). He is not at all mature when it comes to managing his homework and schoolwork.

When puberty hits, will some of this maturity come with it? I'm hoping that very soon, he will start to care about his schoolwork without the massive parental micro-managing it takes now to make sure most things are completed and handed in.[/quote]

Maturity as far as interest in girls, over super heroes absolutely comes around the start of puberty.

However, their brains seem to fall out of their head at that point in their development.  Combine that with the increased demands of HS, and many kids who previously did OK with managing homework and school work are no longer successful.  Kids who were already struggling don't generally improve at this age.

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