preadolescence

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"It seems like wherever you had your developmental life preadolescence and adolescence tends to be where your thermostat is tuned."

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

Whereas the humiliations of preadolescence are fodder for comedy in male characters — the squeaking voice, the pimples, the delayed growth spurt — in girls it’s an age often avoided.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2011

In general, independent movies for adult audiences, with no need to pander to marketing insight, do a much better job portraying preadolescence.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2011

Gothel knows the secret that many American parents act out but are slow to acknowledge: that confining their teens in enforced preadolescence helps them feel younger too.

From Time • Dec. 1, 2010

The same principles should carry over into the intermediate, or preadolescence, age.

From How to Teach Religion Principles and Methods by Betts, George Herbert