[Chickensoup]

The average age of menarche in American girls is about 11.75 years

^ a b c d Tanner JM, Davies PS (1985). “Clinical longitudinal standards for height and height velocity for North American children”. J. Pediatr. 107 (3): 317–29. doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(85)80501-1. PMID 3875704.

[Windflier]

"The average age of menarche in American girls is about 11.75 years"

Lovely. My baby girl is exactly 11.75 years old right now.

I've been dreading this day. Call me an old fuddy-duddy, but darn it, she's just a kid, and I wouldn't mind her staying that way just a bit longer.

.... sigh ....