California mother Jennifer was stunned when her 6-year-old daughter started developing breasts and experienced her first period shortly before turning 8.
With no family history of early puberty and no signs of obesity or underlying health issues, Jennifer, who requested only her first to protect her child’s privacy, embarked on a long and frustrating search for answers.
Now part of a growing group of parents grappling with this jarring trend, Jennifer is left questioning the role of environmental toxins, plastics, and chemicals in everyday life — while science and regulation scrambles to keep up.
And the issue is bound to worsen.
So, what is going on? And its not only girls.