Puberty – it’s a crazy time. Your body’s changing, and so is everything else. But, what is causing all these changes? Well, you know how everyone says that puberty is all about raging hormones; it’s kind of true. Hormones that were hibernating suddenly awaken and signal your body to enter puberty. You might think this doesn’t mean a lot but, hormones cause the changes that are associated with puberty.

Puberty starts at different times and lasts for different periods of time for everyone. It can start as early as 9 years of age to as late as 13 1/2 years of age. The sequence of pubertal development usually ranges from 2 to 5 years.
This is sometimes very difficult, as some of your peers may have entered and completed puberty before you have even started. There is no way to slow or speed up the process, but puberty happens to everyone, so never fear, it will happen to you!