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To be worried about 10 year old growing hair in armpit

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Jonsa · 28/07/2024 14:34

I am a bloke. I think I was 13 when I started growing hair - I don’t remember it was over 30 years ago.
DS is just 10 yrs and 5 months and has started growing hair under his armpits. Wife assures me this is normal but I am unsure. Surely he is too young? I worry because he is a gentle boy and people assume he is a couple of years older than he is, and this won’t help.
should I take him to he doctor? Please be kind.

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BluePeterNot · 28/07/2024 14:49

Are there any other signs of puberty? My daughter started growing armpit hair at 7, apparently it can be normal for some children, nothing to worry about unless more signs of puberty are showing so young.
At 10 I think it’s quite normal.

Bellsandthistle · 28/07/2024 14:46

VividQuoter · 28/07/2024 14:41

Surely this is his own biology, what do you mean getting to the GP? Surely you are not of these men who wants to raise a girl

Where did this come from?
OP said nothing about a girl.

Wordsmithery · 28/07/2024 14:44

VividQuoter · 28/07/2024 14:41

Surely this is his own biology, what do you mean getting to the GP? Surely you are not of these men who wants to raise a girl

OP asked us to be kind. This post is completely unnecessary.

Theunamedcat · 28/07/2024 14:43

It's within range but I have three children I understand it's jarring when puberty hits especially the first girl or first boy I have both it hit different with my sons to my daughter because I KNOW female puberty male puberty is a foreign country to me!

sunsetsandboardwalks · 28/07/2024 14:43

He doesn't need to see a doctor, it's normal.

Gymmum82 · 28/07/2024 14:42

My daughter grew armpit hair at 9. It’s perfectly normal

VividQuoter · 28/07/2024 14:41

Surely this is his own biology, what do you mean getting to the GP? Surely you are not of these men who wants to raise a girl

Wolfpa · 28/07/2024 14:39

a normal puberty in boys can start between the ages of 9 and 14 so your son is within range.

Motomum23 · 28/07/2024 14:38

Puberty does seem to be getting earlier but its not uncommon now. My oldest daughter was primary age when she hit full blown puberty.

MereDintofPandiculation · 28/07/2024 14:37

From the NHS:

The average age for girls to start puberty is 11, while for boys the average age is 12. But it's perfectly normal for puberty to begin at any point between the ages of 8 and 13 in girls and 9 and 14 in boys.

Aquamarine1029 · 28/07/2024 14:36

A child's body develops on its own timescale, and if the child is healthy, there isn't anything we can, or should, do about it. Your son will be fine. Raise him well and you won't have anything to worry about.

redsky21 · 28/07/2024 14:35

It's normal. 10 is not particularly early to start puberty.

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