Question
At what age do girls generally start to develop? My daughter is 8 years old, and yesterday she told me that her left breast is a bit painful. I touched it and found it to be the size of a green bean.
Answer
Girls typically start showing secondary sexual characteristics between the ages of 9 and 11. Those who develop earlier may be around 9 years old, while those who develop later might be between the ages of 13 and 17. Although your daughter’s breast development symptoms at 8 years old are a bit early, they still fall within the normal range. Her current condition may indicate the beginning of secondary sexual characteristics. Please pay attention to her physical hygiene during this period. Normally, breast development may begin around 11 to 12 years old, even in cases of early development, it would not occur at the age of 8.