How do you know if daughter completed puberty? normal periods sev years, public hair, growth spurts, minor breast development though quite flatchested

Puberty: If she has had normal periods for several years and has gone through growth spurt and is an older teenager or young adult then she has gone through puberty.

Self-esteem building: Xrays will show closed end-plates at joints. Most females have become women by 16 years old. Your daughter may be one of the svelte, slender body types, like ballerinas or models. The most famous fashion models are not large-chested. Please help your daughter to love her unique shape to build confidence. Having children and breastfeeding as well as age and body weight will all affect the breasts.

Stages of puberty: One rule of thumb for puberty in girls could be that if they have had menarche, i.e their first menstrual cycle, for about 4 yrs, their puberty can be considered complete. While stages of puberty may be different on an individual basis, pl see attached for general info more on this topic. A visit and exam by her doctor would probably be helpful to assess your daughter.

TANNER stage: Puberty ends when all the secondary sexual characteristics have completed. Puberty goes through various stages; from stage I to stage V.Look on the Internet for the classification/ description of the different stages.. If the patient is at stage V puberty has completed. When the breast development as reached stage V puberty has completed.