When puberty needs to be paused

Girls who undergo precocious puberty can potentially experience teasing and bullying due to their rapid physical changes. (This visual is human-created, AI-aided)

One day your seven-year-old is asking for bedtime stories and playing with dolls.

A few months later, she’s suddenly much taller than her classmates, needing her first bra and asking why her body looks different from everyone else’s.