The New Puberty: How to Navigate Early Development in Tod...
GREENSPAN, LOUISE / Deardorff, Julianna What happens when a girl has the brain of an 8-year-old and the body of a 13-year-old?A sea change is underway among many of today's girls: They are developing faster and entering puberty earlier than ever before. Just a generation ago, fewer than 5 percent of girls started puberty before the age of 8, today that percentage has more than doubled. Early puberty is not just a matter of physical transformation—it's deeply psychological too, with ...