Psychosocial aspects of precocious puberty
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Puberty, precocious
- often tend to be shy and withdrawn when in company of age peers
- because of appearance, adults often expect more advanced sexual and
maturational behavior, however, these children often have age-appropriate
intellectual, emotional, psychosocial, and psychosexual development
- need to provide appropriate counseling to parents and teachers with regard
to expecting age-(not appearance-) appropriate behavior
- need to provide safeguards to prevent sexual abuse / pregnancy