11 year old becomes a mother...

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Tsunami

11 is young to be already menstruating. Poor kid and kid.

11 is not too young to be menstruating. I have taken 2 adolescent psychology classes and girls are starting to drop them earlier and earlier. There was a flow chart over the last 50 years and it has shown a steady downward curve in age, and more doctors are seeing girls as early as 9 or 10 develop. While someone above was on the right track with the additives in the food and drinks, they are missing the big picture.... the food! Children today are eating more than the children of say the 60's, and generally there is just more food available. This in turn provides more nutrition and more fat storage in young girls. Of course the hightened nutrition speeds up development of the body, but the fat storage is the key. Excess fat triggers the pituitary gland which starts the flow of those crazy "female" horomones...

Just like when you have an anorexic/bulemic girl that stops menstruating.... lack of nutrients and lack of fat stop the trigger horomone release.