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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ we have always fed all organic food/milk/meat/eggs.  We never have done a ton of processed food, no fast food, etc.  We have a he ey duty water filter in the house.

My son’s friends that eat a lot of crap all have gone through puberty on the earlier side. It’s hard not to believe it’s not the growth hormones in food, etc causing this earlier puberty in kids.[/quote]

Meh.

My kids eat non organic and a fair share of fast/junk food and they are all late bloomers.

My 13 year old looks like a ten year old with no puberty in sight.

My 17 year old was under 5 ft when he started high school. He looked like a little boy. He grew around six inches during sophomore year and is still growing. He is currently a 5'10" junior, and still does not appear to be finished with puberty (shoulders have not broadened, voice is still deepening, muscles are not coming in yet).

In contrast, my younger kid's friend who ate very healthy and mostly organic, hit puberty hard and fast around 12-13 and has more facial hair and a deeper voice than my 17 year old.  The kid had a big growth spurt in 6th grade but seems to have slowed down in 7th.  His mom is convinced he is going to be giant, but he appears to be towards the end of puberty (voice deep, facial hair, teen shaped body vs preteen shaped) so I think there is a chance he will end up as one of the shortest in their group due to an early puberty.[/quote]

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