When the voice change occurs in children
When puberty arrives, boys and girls have physical changes, but when do boys’ voices change?
With puberty , there are significant changes in the body of boys , such as their physical appearance and voice, to become men and women. In the voice, the larynx grows as the body grows and becomes larger, thus varying the tone that children used to have and making their voices much lower. At PregDream we tell you why children’s voices change and when it usually happens.
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ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENS IN BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS, THE CHANGE IS MORE NOTICEABLE IN MALES.
The voice change is something that will happen throughout your life, since you’re a baby until you get to the old age . Babies have a high-pitched voice that changes as they grow older, because their larynx is very small, as are their vocal cords. His voice deepens as it develops.
When boys reach puberty , the larynx change, the lengthening of the vocal cords, and the male testosterone make the voice in boys turn out to be much lower than before. Boys have longer vocal cords than girls, which is why their voices are much lower than theirs.
This is not a change that will occur overnight, the child must get used to them and it will take a period of time. Meanwhile, the children will feel that they cannot control the tone of their voice and they will get the so-called “roosters” when speaking , which means that an adaptation to their new voice is taking place, with a much lower tone.
The same goes for girls. In them there is also a noticeable change in voice, only that as the voice is much higher, the change is almost imperceptible. However, your vocal cords and pharynx will also be in constant change, and the increase in hormones such as estrogens will promote this change . They will also have to go through the adaptation process, just like boys, when they enter adolescence .
WHY DOES THE VOICE CHANGE?
As we have already mentioned, during puberty many changes take place in a person’s body. Everything is in accordance , if one thing changes everything else changes and, therefore, the voice was not going to be less. In the case of boys , as the larynx grows, it tilts, forming the so-called Adam’s apple . This inclination does not occur in girls.
It’s like the physical appearance of girls: there are some who develop their breasts earlier, and others later. Thus, there may be children whose voice changes between the ages of 11 and 12, and others who do not show this change until they are 14 or 15 years old. It is not until after 20 years of age that the definitive adult tone of voice is acquired.
It must be borne in mind that during the change of voice and its adaptation, the so-called “roosters” can be very embarrassing for them , because until they adapt to the new change they cannot control their voice as they would like, and it makes them appear very uncomfortable situations for children.
There are many boys and girls who do not give importance to this aspect, but for others it does not go unnoticed. So try not to play tricks on respect and make them feel sure of themselves when something happens like that , especially if it is in front of people who do not know.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.