CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -There’s a very broad range of time in which kids hit puberty-related growth spurts: Most girls start their sexual development between the ages of 8 and 13 (the average age is 12), and have a growth spurt between the ages of 10 and 14.

Detailed explanation-2: -At birth the typical boy is growing slightly faster than the typical girl, but the velocities become equal at about seven months, and then the girl grows faster until four years. From then until adolescence no differences in velocity can be detected.

Detailed explanation-3: -Researchers found that the greatest puberty growth spurt for boys occurs, on average, at age 13 and a half. Growth in puberty accounts for approximately 20 percent of final adult height. And yes, this explains why girls are so much taller than the boys in middle school.

Detailed explanation-4: -Until 10 years of age, boys and girls grow in stature at nearly identical rates. 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.