All children want to look and act like their friends. It is helpful to emphasize to your child that all girls and boys normally experience puberty but in his or her case it has occurred sooner than usual. Your child may have several questions regarding early puberty and its treatment. If your child is receiving injections, you can explain that they are given to temporarily stop puberty, which assists these children in achieving an acceptable adult height. Final adult height depends on multiple factors.
Parental heights play a significant role in the height of a child.
The relationship between bone age and chronological age is also important since excessive skeletal maturation for age provides less time for growth. This brochure is for informational purposes only. Consult your physician for diagnosis and treatment. Some of the diagnoses are quite common while others are very rare.