Puberty?

[Biljemclaude]

How do you know when you've hit puberty?

[zelda98]

well for me i knew when i first got hairs around my penis then my pits and legs were at the same time and during all of that my voice started to crack. So i guess that's how i knew i hit puberty.

[aero87dude]

Yeah you will start getting a few hairs around the base of your penis. Armpit hairs came a short time later, then cracking of voice. I started puberty when I was 9, but it's normal to hit it as late as 13, so don't freak out if you haven't started yet. Puberty happens to EVERYONE. It'll be a wild ride, so just hang in there :)

[Biljemclaude]

I'm there i was just wondered
Btw I'm 15

[Rayquaza]

when random hairs started popping up i guess

[idkgay]

your voice starts cracking hair starts to grow arounf base of penis

[CoolGuyXD]

It could be many ways. Your voice could crack, start to get hair in places, and stuff like that

[idkgay]

i was 11

[Hermes]

The first thing that happens in puberty is an increase in hormones. Without doing a blood test you wouldn't notice this. The second thing is your testicles (balls) starting to get bigger - some guys notice this but many don't. The third thing to happen is starting to get pubic hair and most guys do notice this.

[Trusted33]

I wiz 9

[Trinity_15]

trust me you will know

[Zach_014]

Well you get harrier, you get weird mood swings, your junk gets bigger, and you think that girl (or guy) over there in row 3 is HOT!!!

[Giles]

Chapter 1: What's Puberty?

Section 1: Introduction to Puberty
Puberty. Essentially, it's when you're developing different parts of your body in order to become an adult. For example, the growth of your reproductive organs (boys, that’s your penis) is one of the many aspects. Puberty marks the development from an infertile child to a sexually developed adult. It is caused by hormonal changes - this is where your hormones act as powerful messengers; they tell your body what to do. The hormones are capable of stimulating the growth and changing of many different parts of your body – including your brain (e.g. sexual urges). Puberty is not a disease, condition etc., it is a phase in everyone's life that they have to get through.

So... what does puberty... do?

Puberty does many things:
Physical changes. These could include growth spurts, growth of pubic hair and an increase in penis size for boys.
Psychological changes. These often cause teenagers to become moody, self-conscious, aggressive and experience mood swings.
Behavioural changes. Lastly, these can cause some teenagers to experiment with new and potentially risky activities, for example drug use and sex – two activities that when used irresponsibly are commonly associated with teenage life.

Let’s get more depth of the physical changes (which is most likely why you’re here), here are some physical changes you will notice during puberty:
You will get taller. There will be a stage called a 'growth spurt' where you grow very fast in a certain space of time, but you will also grow steadily throughout puberty when not on a growth spurt.
Your shoulders will get wider and broaden.
You will grow hair in new places; pubic, legs, arm, chest, facial etc.
You will be able to develop your muscles more than before.
Your voice will 'break' and deepen.
Your genitals will increase in size.

Section 2: When does puberty start?
Puberty can start between the ages of 10-16. The average age would be around 12. Typically, girls start puberty before boys. They usually begin between the ages of 8-14, their average being around 11. Everyone starts at a different time, there is no right or wrong time but if you are exceptionally late in starting (usually over 15), you can see a doctor who can help you to start puberty. Some people who have started late (often referred to as 'late bloomers') feel left out in class because their friends are taller than them and they remain short. There is nothing wrong with this and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about. The majority of people care about their own personal development far more than anyone else’s, so it’s very unlikely anyone has even noticed.

For most boys, puberty will take five or six years to go through all of the “tanner” stages (more about that later). However, this is not the same for everyone. Everyone is unique. Puberty will usually stop in the early twenties for males, but it isn't always this way. You can have had everything that happens in puberty happen to you and it still may not be over, as you may have to grow more or things may have to develop further.

Read that, the rest of that post and then think about the question again.

[Joe96]

I think the first, or at least one of the first signs, is getting pubic hair around the base of your penis.