Puberty Starting Earlier In Boys?

Although I'm not a scientist and I do not claim to be, I noticed that my son started asking questions and showing interest in things that I did not expect him to focus on yet. Which lead me to believe that my 10 year old might be hitting the puberty stage sooner than anticipated.

Which in turn lead me to wonder how the heck that happened if we're homeschoolers and although we do the 'socialization' stuff, CJ isn't spending a lot of private one-on-one time with the opposite sex, if you know what I mean.

Then I read this in the New York Times:

"A large study released by the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that boys are entering puberty earlier now than several decades ago — or at least earlier than the time frame doctors have historically used as a benchmark."

You can find the rest of the article here: Boys Now Enter Puberty Younger, Study Suggests, but It’s Unclear Why

Unclear why.

That's a tad bit funny to me, considering how inundated our society is with sexual imagery. I mean, hey, Shrek and Fiona rolled around in the grass in the opening scenes to one of their movies, Disney and Nickelodeon show dating drama, and even Timmy Turner has a girl crush.

Makes me think the 'safer' media isn't exactly that 'safe' after all.

Have fun, stay safe, and G-d bless,