What to do if a 10-year-old girl has breast development

Nowadays, most families are only willing to have one child, so children are very important to every family, and the healthy growth of children is something that family members care about all the time. But nowadays many parents are worried about some situations of their children. Parents ask, what should they do if their ten-year-old girl develops breasts? For this question, see the following answer.

With the development of economy, puberty is getting earlier and earlier. There are many factors that affect children's development, mainly race and genetics, but climate, nutrition, and disease also play a big role. Therefore, there are great individual differences in children's development. Nowadays, girls generally start to develop at the age of 8 to 8.5 years old, and usually get their first period between the ages of 11 and 18 years old.

Girls' breast development usually begins when their nipples start to grow, around the age of 9-10 years old. When the age of 10-11 years old, the breast hyperplasia forms a breast nucleus, which feels like a nodule or a small lump and is painful when pressed. At the age of 12-13, the mammary ducts and subcutaneous fat increase, the breasts gradually become firm and elastic, and the color of the areola and nipples becomes darker. The mature breast is blue and spherical in shape and is located between the 3rd to 6th ribs. The nipples have an erectile function and become hard when touched, which is conducive to breastfeeding.

Girls enter puberty at around age 12. Due to the stimulation of endocrine hormones, their breasts begin to develop, and the milk ducts and alveoli proliferate. The development is completed at around age 16, and generally no longer increases after age 25. After the breasts mature, their size and shape often vary from person to person. The size of the breasts is mainly determined by the fat content. People with thin bodies have flatter breasts, while obese people have fuller breasts. Breasts can be pear-shaped or disc-shaped.

What should I do if a ten-year-old girl has developing breasts? If a ten-year-old girl starts to develop breasts, parents should not be too surprised as this is normal. Now that living conditions have improved, girls' puberty has also come earlier. Parents just need to look at this issue with a normal attitude and not have too many concerns.