What age do you get your first period? Clues in description. #qanda #tween #teenlife #firstperiod

You may be wondering what some of the clues are. Clinicians say that your period will start approximately 2–3 years after breast development begins.
Source: KidsHealth

[JudgmentalfreeJunko]

I started mine when I was I think 9 or 10

[Ba-ktju]

The word “appropriate” should not be there. *Language is everything.* Don’t stigmatize girls who get their periods earlier or later than “the norm.” Unless it’s a genuine medical concern, there’s nothing wrong with it.