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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on your child. Have they hit puberty?

If you kid is boy/girl crazy at this age then more chances they get into it.

My son doesn't really chat/text with girls yet. He's into sports and gaming.[/quote]

Are their 8th graders who haven't hit puberty???  [/quote]

Late bloomers, of course!

"Puberty is the time in life when a boy or girl becomes sexually mature. It is a process that usually happens between ages 10 and 14 for girls and ages [b]12 and 16 for boys.[/b][/quote]
 
Don't know your source, but these windows are late and don't match up with what I see with my kids peers either:

"According to the National Institutes of Health, puberty usually begins in girls between 8 and 13 years of age, and in boys between 9 and 14 years of age."[/quote]

Simple google searches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty

https://www.healthline.com/health/how-early-is-too-early-for-children-to-reach-puberty?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_cmpid=16186720951&utm_adgid=131992823934&utm_adid=581730309498&utm_network=g&utm_device=c&utm_keyword=&utm_adpos=&utm_gclid=EAIaIQobChMImqOy1cC09gIVFUmGCh22ygCqEAMYAiAAEgKP3_D_BwE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMImqOy1cC09gIVFUmGCh22ygCqEAMYAiAAEgKP3_D_BwE#precocious-puberty-explained

Maybe those kids need to eat food with less hormones and maybe more organic foods!

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So what is the point?  The article agrees with the ages given by the second poster.

It says...Recent research suggests that puberty may be happening earlier for both boys and girls. On average, girls will begin puberty around age 11 and boys around age 12. However, it is considered typical for puberty to begin any time between ages 8 and 14.

On average, means...by definition...50 percent of kids will start puberty before age 12.

You can feed them all the organic food you want, but it's happening.[/quote]

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