Modern puberty starts between age 8 and 9 for the average girl. I’ve been teaching girls ages 5 - 12 for two decades and every year I have students in second grade who develop breast buds and students in third grade start their period. So why are schools waiting until 4th or 5th grade to teach kids about puberty? 4th or 5th grade is perfect timing to teach boys about puberty because they start 1 - 2 years after girls. Women’s health has never been a priority in healthcare systems based on outdat