The School Nurse Is Teaching Parents of Fifth Graders (10-Year-Olds)

The school nurse is teaching parents of fifth graders (10-year-olds) about the physical changes of puberty that they can expect in their children, such as:

A) boys begin to change physically before girls.
B) there will be children in different stages of puberty throughout the next several years.
C) the physical changes of puberty occur gradually, and children adjust without difficulty.
D) most boys and girls will begin the physical changes of puberty by seventh grade (12-years-old) . If this has not happened, the child should be evaluated by a physician.