Parents are learning what to expect as their sons hit puberty.
Your son is bound to go through developmental changes related to puberty…
But as those changes are happening, you might be wondering whether those changes are normal, or if your son is “behind” in his development.
Rest assured that boys puberty rates are different for each child…
But as one resource shares…
To get a better idea of how much variation is considered normal, it is important to understand how puberty is assessed.
Puberty, the natural progression from a child-like physique to an adult body, begins with hormonal signaling between the gonads (the testes in the case of boys) and a part of the brain called the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. In boys, puberty usually begins between 9 and 14 years of age in the United States. (This is an important point to make as ethnicity apparently influences the average age at which puberty begins both for boys and girls.)
The article goes on to share that there are 5 phases of puberty you should be familiar with as a parent…
It all starts with with the penis, testes, scrotum, and pubic hair for your tween boys.
Go ahead and click through to the full article to read about each of these stages – including at what point your son can expect to have his voice change, his growth spurt happen, and also when he can start building some muscle mass.
And here’s an article on boys puberty you can read through and then share with your tween boy. It’s written in kid-friendly language in a way he can understand.
Boys And Puberty [Keep Kids Healthy]
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