Here's what to look for and how to help your tween or
teen as puberty suddenly packs on the inches and pounds.
Not exact matches
If your
teen is 15 or younger and has other signs of
puberty (such
as breast development and pubic hair), then she just may be a «late bloomer.»
I once used the title «
Puberty on the Scale of a Planet» to convey how the human species seems to be going through the same awkward transition we all experience
as individuals in moving from often - reckless
teen ebullience to the more measured life strategies of adulthood.
It did not take long for me to realize that these professionals were not very knowledgeable about the problem, the courts didn't care, and several either were totally ignorant or tried to convince me that my daughter was just going through the typical emotional stages experienced by all
teen - age girls
as they passed through
puberty.