Early Puberty Often More Hazardous

An anonymous reader writes "CNN is reporting that scientists are taking a look at the social ramifications of hitting puberty early. From the article: "'There is something unique about early maturity (relative to one's peers) that opens opportunities for victimization experiences,' the study's authors write. 'It's not puberty that is what ultimately causes kids to get victimized,' study co-author Dr. Alex Piquero, a criminologist at the University of Florida, told Reuters Health. 'Early puberty seems to open up a different set of doors and social experiences to kids,' he said, explaining that early maturing youngsters may start socializing with the opposite sex and with older, bigger, and stronger youth earlier than those who do not experience puberty early."

Comments

So if the inverse is true

[Anonymous Coward]

Then the average Slashdotter must be feeling pretty safe right now.

Re:So if the inverse is true

[Anonymous Coward]

Thats why I haven't been raped by a group of hot cheerleaders yet...

Beta.

[Janitha]

So I take its like placing a beta release in a production enviornment.

Re:Beta.

[Marko DeBeeste]

((Ducking)) More like a MasterBeta

Re:Dumb.

[cmdr_beeftaco]

It's 12, didn't you get the memo?

Re:Me

[Anonymous Coward]

And after that promising start, now you're FP-ing on Slashdot. Bummer.

Yeah...

[Spy der Mann]

Then the average Slashdotter must be feeling pretty safe right now.

Yeah, I'm sure that'll guard us against the evil that lurks within our mothers' basements!

Re:Call Me a Tin-Foil Hatter but...

[david_420]

Eight year olds, dude.

Thank you

[ZachPruckowski]

So I take its like placing a beta release in a production enviornment.
Finally. Words the average slashdotter can understand! I mean, it's not like we were going to be able to make sense of this whole "puberty" thing, or this "sex" the article refers to.

Re:Thank you

[st1d]

Oh come on, the average Slashdotter is more than capable of Googling the definition of obscure words like those. It only took me a couple minutes and a similar number of websites before I developed a fair understanding of what they refer to, and the largest portion of that time was getting around the nannyware my parents put on this computer. You'd think they'd stop bugging me with that stuff, now that I'm over 30. :)

Re:Thank you

[Firehed]

Finally. Words the average slashdotter can understand! I mean, it's not like we were going to be able to make sense of this whole "puberty" thing, or this "sex" the article refers to.

You know... it's like that thing you do with your hand. Except there's more than one person involved. And by "person", the digital ones you're looking at during that time don't count. And puberty is like getting a new upgrade, except it's not your e-penis that gets bigger.

Oh nevermind, go back to Googling it.

Re:News?

[nmb3000]

well, yeah. the earth is round ;^)

We beg to differ, and want you to keep your pseudoscience to yourselves.

I propose a Congressional Committee meet to investigate this myth. In addition, a $500M infusion to the Flat Earth Society will greatly aid the search for Truth. Remember, the terrorists want you to think the Earth is round.

What the article overlooked

[serutan]

They failed to mention that teenagers who reach puberty early are less likely to know Javascript or how to use two cellphones to cook an egg.

In related news...

[TriZz]

It has been proven that hitting puberty early also helps to keep Michael Jackson from trying to befriend you. The long term effects of this are the lack of court appearances and ruined childhood.

Whatever's in the milk/meat - keep consuming it!!

Re:But isn't late puberty worse?

[sasdrtx]

Best is when puberty happens while you're out of town sometime during summer vacation when you're 13. Anything else is suboptimal.

Re:My torpedos made me do it!

[truckaxle]

Scorned Women sure does bite back.

Re:Me

[Fosnez]

Contrary to the article however, I saw myself as being mature and being able to handle fights, drugs, and relationships
Yup! Sounds like a teenager to me, made of steel!

Sorry, I couldn't resist

[kadathseeker]

In Soviet Russia, pubery hits you!

Ow. Man, if the older kids weren't enough, even nature's against you.

Seriously though, this is llllllllaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeee. Not tech, not interesting, obvious to anyone who gives it a moment's though, not conclusive or precise, and pointless money grabbing "research" by staticians instead of docs or shrinks specializing in child development. This is /., not a tabloid. We have standards and expectations of our staff of expert editors - not administators, heavens no, this is a very fine and respected company with a reputation of outstanding journalism.

Okay, that was sarcastic, if I didn't love /. I'd have a life. That doesn't mean I don't think it could improve either.

Eddie Izzard

[mr100percent]

"...So you're just noticing members of the sex: "Girls girls, ooo". Naturally you want to look your best, and God says "No! You will look the worst you've ever looked in your life!""

Re:Me

[carpe_noctem]

...being able to handle fights, drugs, and relationships

All at the same time? Pssssh, mature my arse!

Re:Dumb.

[vertinox]

Since when was sex a "self-destructive act?!"

Only when it burns when you pee.

Re:There's lots of reasons for this

[evilviper]

According to TFA though, the main factor that helps early puberty boys avoid this phenomenon is having a lot of female friends.

Yes, either:

A) Non-stop sex
or
B) Being homosexual

will solve this problem completely...

Re:Call Me a Tin-Foil Hatter but...

[ortholattice]

Had all sorts of gems (like the fact that the average American house-cat eats more meat than the average El Salvadorean (IIRC)).

Uh, dude, my (admittedly overweight) house-cat eats more meat than me. And I'm no vegetarian (nor an El Salvadorean (IIRC)).

Re:Dumb.

[heinousjay]

That's why the FSM intelligently designed the anus to substitute. Ain't no one birthin no ass babies.