My dd is 9 and in year 5. She has every physical and emotional sign of puberty, except periods but I'm sure they are right around the corner - weeks rather than months. She's had a kit in her school bag since September, I bought her a book and we've talked about it a lot. She seems very nonchalant about it all. However, I won't be surprised if she's the only one of her friends. If she can get to 10 (in May) without starting I think psychologically it'll help to at least be "double figures". FWIW I was 11.5 in year 7. I know from 8 is classed as normal but they're still so young and I'm really worried about how she'll deal with it when it arrives. It can't be common for primary schoolers, can it?