Children with early onset puberty start suffering emotional and social issues from preschool age, several years before the first physical indications are visible, a major Australian research project shows.
The study, which followed almost 3,500 children from the age of four through to 11, found both boys and girls with an early onset of puberty had poorer emotional and social adjustment from four to five years of age.
16 per cent of girls and six per cent of boys start puberty early. These statistics are from research conducted at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne.
In 2012, a large US study showed the average age of puberty onset was 10 among caucasian and hispanic boys. A study from 2010 suggested the average age of breast-budding among caucasian girls was 9.9 years. In 1860, the average age for caucasian girls was 16.6 years.
The study was published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
SOURCE: Sky News
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