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For North American, Indo-Iranian (India, Iran) and European girls For North American, Indo-Iranian (India, Iran) and European boys Thelarche (breast development) age 10½ (8–13) Pubarche (pubic hair) age 11 (8½–13½) Growth spurt age 11¼ (10–12½) Menarche (first menstrual bleeding) age 12½ (10½–14½) Wisdom tooth eruption age 15½ ...
Girls have usually reached full physical development around ages 15–17, [3] [11] [34] while boys usually complete puberty around ages 16–17. [11] [34] [35] Any increase in height beyond the post-pubertal age is uncommon. Girls attain reproductive maturity about four years after the first physical changes of puberty appear. [3]
Hearing is fully developed. [22] Has a preference for sweet smells and dislikes bitter and acidic smells. [22] Recognizes scent of mother's milk. [22] Enjoys soft and coarse sensations and does not like rough handling. [22]
The average age at which puberty begins may be affected by ethnicity as well. For example, the average age of menarche in various populations surveyed has ranged from 12 [58] [59] [60] to 18 years. The earliest average onset of puberty is for African-American females and the latest average onset for high altitude subsistence populations in Asia.
Cortical white matter increases from childhood (~9 years) to adolescence (~14 years), most notably in the frontal and parietal cortices. [8] Cortical grey matter development peaks at ~12 years of age in the frontal and parietal cortices, and 14–16 years in the temporal lobes (with the superior temporal cortex being last to mature), peaking at about roughly the same age in both sexes ...
Between 2 and 3 years of age, the child is able to refer to themself as "me", combine nouns and verbs, use short sentences, use some simple plurals, answer "where" questions, and has a vocabulary of about 450 words. [131] By age 4, children are able to use sentences of 4–5 words and have a vocabulary of about 1000 words. [131]
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Girls typically begin the process of puberty at age 10 or 11, and boys at age 11 or 12. [9] [10] [11] Girls generally complete puberty by 15–17, and boys by age 16 or 17. [11] [12] Nutrition, genetics and environment also usually play a part in the onset of puberty. [13] Girls will go through a growth spurt and gain weight in several areas of ...