A nurse is teaching a group of adolescent females about anticipated physical changes in puberty. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?

Females typically begin puberty between ages 8 and 13, approximately 2 years earlier than males (who begin between ages 9 and 14). Females usually stop growing around age 16, not 14. Breast development (thelarche) is the first sign of puberty in most females, not pubic hair. Menarche (first menstrual period) is a later sign of puberty, not the beginning.