04/16/2026
Teens often ask me, Why am I not growing?
Teens enter puberty at different times. Literally, they could enter puberty as early as 8 or 9 years old (called precocious puberty) or as late as 14 or 15 years (called delayed puberty).
The timing of puberty is different for each child and relies mostly on their genetic make-up. For instance, if a parent experienced delayed puberty, there’s a chance their child will, too.
Delayed puberty is a condition whereby the onset of puberty is later than what is considered normal.
Often, there isn’t an obvious cause of delayed puberty.
But there are some identifiable reasons that explain why the onset of puberty might be late:
❇️ Not enough nutrition. This leads to a calorie or protein deficit, such as with extreme picky eating, or an eating disorder like anorexia nervosa.
❇️ Too much exercise leading to an imbalance of energy availability for the body.
❇️ An underactive thyroid, called hypothyroidism.
❇️ An underactive pituitary gland, called hypopituitarism.
❇️ Tumors of the pituitary or thyroid gland.
❇️ Chronic illness or a syndrome that interferes with production and use of reproductive hormones.
Learn more about late puberty in children on my .
All information provided by Jill Castle: The Nourished Child — https://fb.com/thenourishedchild — www.thenourishedchild.com
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