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[quote=Anonymous]My DD is newly 8 (second grade) and developing earlier than her friends. Not looking for a discussion about how early is too early, or how/whether to treat, etc. She has a genetic predisposition so we were monitoring closely, and is in good hands medically. I'm asking for help and guidance from more experienced parents about the moods and emotions, and their timing and how to handle them. She's just starting to develop breast buds, but we've been noticing some REALLY strong emotions and a marked shift in her attitude for a few months now. She seems to have these very sudden shifts in moods and gets weepy or very angry (at me her mom mostly) quickly, then they pass. And she's also having more arguments with friends and just has more tone and attitude with us.

In hindsight, yeah, it's probably the hormones kicking in. But it's hard because her friends aren't going through any of this yet, and MY friends just can't relate because even those with older daughters in fourth or fifth grade are just getting into it too, and it's awkward to talk about these things when my kid is the age of the younger sibling. So it's just very lonely and scary for us (let alone her, though I don't think she's completely aware of it yet. That convo is coming.)

When did you notice the moods and emotions with your daughters, in respect to when you started noticing physical development? Does this sound like what you experienced with moods in puberty with your girls? Any advice for handling these emotional changes? [/quote]

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