If
you'd like the Barbie dolls to be the only young things in the house
sporting boobs any time soon, I guess it's time to work on being
supportive and happy and economically good, because researchers say
your parental investment during the preschool years will make a
difference. According to a new study,
girls who grow up in households with marital conflict, depressed dads,
and less supportive parenting hit puberty earlier than peers in stable,
supportive homes. The idea is that early childhood experiences can
influence sexual maturation rates in girls, and early puberty has been
linked with mood disorders, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and
reproductive system cancers. It has also been tied to earlier instances
of eye rolling and the phrase, "Oh my gawd, you are ruining my life!"
There's
other factors involved in the age of onset of the hormonal roller
coaster.
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