hi mumsnet hq, can we have a puberty/hormonal changes topic please

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I am experiencing the joys of pubes, sweat, hurting boobs, pimples with my 9 yr old dd, and was surprised to see there wasn't a dedicated topic area.

It seems that even tho us mums have been thru this ourselves, it's quite a different matter when our dc's do!!

Especially in my case, when dd began her painful nipples journey at just turned 8. We can share the 'normality' of this situation, albeit a surprising one.

thanks

i have a thread in behaviour/development, and a couple of other posters say they would welcome a topic like this.

I use teenagers for that sort of thing. You get the parents who've been through it there.

yy, use teenagers topic

i guess so, but she's 9 and i think that a here and now topic would be useful, not an in hindsight one. there are billions of topics on baby care.

But we'll end up with unending topics, using that logic?

I can see where you're coming from re using teenagers but I'd be interested in this re my 8 year old who seems to be rather mature for her age. I agree that a here and now would be very helpful indeed.

But it's something that all parents and children go through, so surely its perfectly at place within parenting/tennagers/general health etc?

Also - may not actually matter but - I'd bet my tuck money that a topic solely about bodily changes in puberty would be popular with oddballs.

What a horrible thought Jeremy.
Can I fourth or fifth a section for moodymares pre pubescent children.
DD is ten tomorrow. Yikes.

I contacted hq, and they will get back to me! Justine will ponder.

Oh yes, lets not have a topic because it might attract 'oddballs'

I would love a topic for puberty, dd is changing & I would love to be able to find some good advice as to what to expect NOW. Having someone to talk to in 'realtime; would be fab! Support of mums going through it now would be better!

Where as, as op said, teenagers would be 'hindsightish'.

I agree a puberty section would be good. My dd is 10 and I really wouldn't think about going on to teenagers to ask for advice there because she's not a teenager and I don't suppose other parents of pre-teens would congregate there either. It could be called tweens or pre-teens if that would be less contentious than puberty.

Didnt suggest the topic shouldnt happen because of the oddballs - just, you know, throwing it out there...

Another one here who thinks it's a good idea.

My DD (11) started puberty at 7. We are now at the final hormones, attitude and PMT stage.

I have been on the teenagers section, as have others with pre-teens but it would be great to have a pre-teen topic.

As she's my oldest, boundaries, hormonal angst, more independence questions are plentiful here at the moment, and to be honest my memories of my adolescence are a bit of a blur .

Plus it seems children are 'maturing' earlier these days, or at least think they are .

Hello. Will this do you?

Thank You

that's great, preteens is a good name.

thanks hq!

Thanks HQ!