Parents of 2 year old boys....

**Miss E** · December 21st, 2011, 12:07 PM

I found out a really interesting fact yesterday...

Between 2 and 3 years of age, boys get a huge surge of testosterone. At this time they're overall testosterone levels are actually higher than they will be when they go through puberty.

Just thought I would share, because it is certainly ringing true at our house.

**OceanPrincess** · December 21st, 2011, 12:24 PM

File that one away for six month's from now... when I am tearing my hair out, I'll try and remember this

**~Kim~** · December 21st, 2011, 12:32 PM

oh wow, thanks Miss E. Soooo needed to read this today.....this too shall pass, this too shall pass

**feeb** · December 21st, 2011, 12:34 PM

Makes sense as master nearly 2 is a feral and mean child at times! Master 3 never been so mean.

**sloane** · December 21st, 2011, 12:43 PM

wow - i always joked about DS getting surges of testosterone but to know it's not only true but must be sky high...well, it makes me feel alot better!

**RainbowBrite** · December 21st, 2011, 01:03 PM

My little man is two in afew weeks it I think the surge has already hit!!
With a two year old boy and a 15 year old that is a lot of testosterone flying about

**onthefly** · December 21st, 2011, 01:04 PM

How does this manifest itself?

**Miss E** · December 21st, 2011, 01:40 PM

In my house it's lots of growling, roaring, physicality, unintentional aggression... Hard to describe really, he just seems really primal in his behavior if that makes sense.

**Artechim** · December 21st, 2011, 02:07 PM

Happens again at 4 - apparently the testosterone levels double and then settle back down again. It is very noticeable - one day you have a nice sweet kid, the next you have some growly, physical, competitive mini-man!

**onthefly** · December 21st, 2011, 02:30 PM

Ah. Yeah, I think we're doing that here as well. Nearly 4...

**Boo Boo** · December 21st, 2011, 02:44 PM

Ah yes, so that explains everything.....need I say more?

**~ Mylitta ~** · December 21st, 2011, 03:42 PM

Does that mean when my daughter gets to 2 she won't squeal uncontrollably, throw things and lash out during tanties like my son right now?

***TripleJ*** · December 21st, 2011, 03:55 PM

i can see the light at the end of the tunnel at least for now lol

**willow5** · December 21st, 2011, 04:08 PM

Well there you go. Thanks for sharing.

**Lenny** · December 21st, 2011, 05:53 PM

I was also 'told' this, but approx three weeks ago i borrowed a great book from the library about boys and it had a graph of testosterone (that took me a while to spell

), and this showed that testosterone did NOT surge in such young boys. They referred to this as a myth.

Dunno, i liked it as a good excuse for my boys!