Is it normal to not have hit puberty by 14?

My son is 14, 5 foot 8 166lbs and has hardly hit puberty, IIN?

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Based on 151 votes (108 yes)
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  • Mr.Pink

    sounds like "your son" is actually yourself youre talking about.. .slyyyyyy

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  • Are you dumb? He HAS hit pubrity. And he's not fat, that's normal weight for a 5 foot 8 male

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  • He sounds overweight. Being overweight can delay puberty

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  • NJDevils10

    5'8 166 pounds at age 14? Is that muscle or fat? Assuming it's not fat that's a healthy weight that most grown men won't reach...so as far as growth he's doing more then fine. He might be seeing signs of puberty that you won't notice (I hope you don't see his testicles anymore)

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  • crystalynne

    Are you gauging whether or not he hit it by pube formation?

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  • supersox316

    thts odd 2 me.

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  • IllHelpYaBrah

    Sounds like he already has already hit puberty...

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  • At 14- aspecially for boys- a lot of them are still shorter then the girls! So if he's 5'8 at 14 he's not to bad off. And plus some people are shorter then others... 5'8 isn't a bad hight for a guy.

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  • Yeah I'm 150lbs 5 8" all muscle. Are you sure he isn't

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  • I'm 12 and 5'6 115 pounds, are you sure he isn't overweight?

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  • cheesey_jelly

    By the way, being overweight doesn't delay puberty, it makes it come quicker. You have nothing to worry about, everyone is different when it comes to puberty.

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  • ruralfrights

    I didn't know what armpit hair even was until I was sixteen, so relax, sweet mom. Everyone is on different schedules as far as this goes.

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  • ohnoes22

    It is mostly muscle.. He has a little belly. But it's like he grows 2 inches and also gains 10lbs with it

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  • bobthebuilder44

    Ummm no cuz 166 lbs is not a small child. If he's 14 and already 5'8 he obviously had sone kind of growth spurt.

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  • iGornet

    I know a guy that didn't hit puberty til he was 17 or 18. He's almost 21 now, and he still looks like a 12 year old lol.

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  • Polydactyl

    Everyone hits puberty at a different age. Completely normal.

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