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Normally, girls start puberty between the ages of 8-13 while boys do between the ages of 9-14. Precocious puberty happens before age 8 in girls, and before age 9 in boys.
The habit of consuming junk food today means that many girls eat a less healthy diet than in the past, and this can sometimes result in earlier puberty. Concerned parents often come to me with a whole range of questions: “Will early puberty make my daughter shorter?” and “Will my daughter’s growth stop after she starts menstruation?”
For a child, puberty is an important, though often stressful, process on the way to adulthood. But when the process begins too soon, precocious puberty can be a more difficult experience, which also has important health consequences.