Worried that your kid has suddenly become a bit smelly?

A process called adrenache can occur in children aged around six to eight years old, which results in them developing body odour, among other things. (This visual is human-created, AI-aided)

“Doctor, my child smells... under the arms. Is this normal? Is it too early for puberty?”

Body odour in children can be surprising and worrying for parents, especially when it appears in a young child who otherwise looks very much like a child and not a teenager.