Physical changes in puberty include:. Physical changes include:. You might notice that your child shows strong feelings and intense emotions at different times. At the same time, your child might be more sensitive to your emotions. So she might react in unexpected ways.

O ften a mom notices her little girl's body odor first. Then the eye rolls, tears and mood swings surface. Though a mom may think her little girl is too young to be going through puberty, there's a stage that comes before the cramps and menstrual cycles; it's called pre-pubescence.

Precocious puberty is when a child's body begins changing into that of an adult puberty too soon. When puberty begins before age 8 in girls and before age 9 in boys, it is considered precocious puberty. Puberty includes rapid growth of bones and muscles, changes in body shape and size, and development of the body's ability to reproduce. The cause of precocious puberty often can't be found.