There's my dear friend Lucy kicking butt with a great story! Um, why didn't her parents get upset? My granddaughter just turned nine and started her period. She's a big girl, and this is way too early. I feel bad for her. All those hormonal changes at such a young age. And how can my daughter tell her about sex at nine years old? But Maria was much older and didn't know much. This world is getting scarier every day.