Summary: <a href="http://thenewpuberty.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>The average age of the onset of puberty has dropped significantly in recent years. But research on probable causes of early puberty in girls yields some surprises that defy popular beliefs.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://thenewpuberty.com/the-authors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. Louise Greenspan</a> and <a href="http://thenewpuberty.com/the-authors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr. Julianna Deardorff</a>, authors of <a href="http://thenewpuberty.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The New Puberty: How to Navigate Early Development in Today’s Girls</a>, join Marti & Erin in this week’s Mom Enough show for an informative discussion of some of the reasons behind early puberty in girls and the consequences of this phenomenon. They also discuss practical steps parents can take to reduce the risk of early puberty and protect children from other possible harm from environmental toxins. Whatever the ages of your children, don’t miss this very important discussion.<br> <br> <br> <br> What surprised you in this discussion of early puberty in girls and some of the likely causes? What has been your experience with helping a child in your life understand and manage the physical and psychological changes associated with puberty?<br> <br> <br> <br> For the lavender and tea tree oils study from the New England Journal of Medicine, <a href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa064725" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.<br> <br> For the Skin Deep Mobile App, <a href="http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a>.
