The impact of early puberty on children’s mental health
What is early puberty? Early puberty is when a child’s body matures before the age of 8 for girls and 9 for boys. Along with the physical changes that the body goes through during puberty, the child will also experience a range of emotional changes; it is important for parents to understand these to better support children during this time of change, despite whether it is early or within a more normative time frame. For some children / pre-teens the impact of the bodily chang