CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Generally, girls hit puberty earlier than boys, though some girls might lag behind their peers in breast development or getting their first period. All of this is usually normal. Try not to compare growth among siblings or other children.

Detailed explanation-2: -Boys tend to show the first physical changes of puberty between the ages of 10 and 16. They tend to grow most quickly between ages 12 and 15. The growth spurt of boys is, on average, about 2 years later than that of girls.

Detailed explanation-3: -Around 10 years of age, girls at the 50th percentile begin to grow taller more rapidly than boys. The growth rate for girls continues to be greater than boys between 10 and 13 years of age. After 13 years of age, the height spurt of girls generally is completed and the boys’ height spurt is in its early phase.

Detailed explanation-4: -For most girls, puberty occurs between 8 and 13 years old and the growth spurt occurs between 10 and 14 years old. They grow just 1 to 2 additional inches in the year or two after getting their first period. This is when they reach their adult height. Most girls reach their adult height by age 14 or 15.

Detailed explanation-5: -Previous studies showed that male and female height gains differed greatly during the pubertal growth spurt. Age at height take-off and at peak height velocity is later3, 4 in boys than in girls. In addition, duration of the pubertal spurt is longer, and growth velocity is higher, for boys than for girls.