Maturing 10 yr old DD - how quickly has this happened!!

[jojo1827]

My DD is 10 yrs old. She is maturing very quickly, she is already in a size 32A bra, has developed "downstairs" (if you know what i mean), has curves to die for that even J-Lo would be jealous of and has the attitude of a 14 yr old, although we have not quite got to the door slamming, shouty, sweary stage......yet. I am finding it incredibly difficult to look at her as though she is a ten yr old, and have to constantly be checking myself on this, I find that we do also have quite adult conversations, usually led by DD. She seems to have developed a very worldly attitude, much beyond her years and sometimes speaks more sense than some of my friends. Does anyone else find that their child is developing at a rate of knots and whilst you look at them as "your baby", they are growing up quickly, perhaps TOO quickly for your liking? (I hasten to add I do have 2 boys as well and relish the thought that their development takes longer :o))

This happened my 10 year old too in year 5. She was totally embarassed by being so tall and developed and hated changing in the classroom for PE - her female teacher was very unsympathetic! which was difficult.

Her two older sisters were at secondary school when this happened. Now my DD is 13 and is actually thinner than back then (she wasn't at all fat just curvy)she has not grown much taller and is in the more "normal " range at her school. She seems almost younger now than back then. I cried that she had periods at age 9 3/4 it seemed so cruel and unfair but my 14 year old was just grateful hers had started a month before and that her little sis hadn't "beaten her to it".
I have an 8 year old son and he seems such a baby compared to the girls at that age.

Ironically, after writing my OP, DD woke up this morning and was greeted with her first period!! I could have cried. But yet again she amazes me with the maturity at which she handled it - "It's ok Mum - it was only a matter of time, hey ho, I 've got pads in my bag for school and I'll let my teacher know" - She puts me to shame with how she handles some things. :-)

Funny really as dd 9 3/4 started showing signs of puberty last year. Started getting curves, then swollen nipples, followed by occasional spots, greasy hair, then in the summer slight bo. Now a year on a few pubic hairs and more spots but not much else.

So far very slow but one thing that has been much faster is her attitude both in good and bad ways she's gone from 9 to teens in about 1/2 year.

My DD1 is nearly 10 (next week) - is starting to get curves, needs a support top for PE and suspect will be in an AA cup by the summer, has a few spots, greasier hair and needs to use deodorant. She has all of 2 pubic hairs but that's it - I hope she goes slow too. I take comfort from knowing that I was very like that but didn't start periods till I was 15!

DD1 is very tall for her age and growing like a weed still - moods are strange, she's very teenagery in one way, moody, slamming doors etc., but very mature in many other ways, in terms of understanding other people's feelings, saying sorry without being told when she's misbehaved - she's just full of contradictions, bless her!