[Sundae]

Binky I will post a photo later today or tomorrow. I was short, skinny and basically looked 2-5 years younger than my schoolmates right up until the age of 15 - practically the end of mandatory school attendance in this country.

Kids can be cruel - to eachother, to their friends and even to their family.
Keep reassuring her she is perfect no matter what she looks like. Puberty is a big benchmark, but she needs to feel comfortable with her looks even if she feels she is childish compared to her friends.

For the time being I suggest find her small and feisty role models in the media, online, among your friends etc to prove to her that small can be powerful.

I hit puberty very late, but the great thing was that before I did, I was taken under the wing of an older, punkier girl who HAD been through puberty but was not much taller than me and with not much larger breasts. When I realised that she was uber-cool without the height and breasts I longed for it helped me re-address my attitude towards my own appearance.

The fact that I ended up just above 5'7" with C-D cup knockers was less of a change in my life than that realisation. But perhaps I only became comfortable with myself because of maturity anyway.

Ah well - I'll post the photo later anyway. Just keep reassuring her you love her and keep boosting her self esteem to shrug off any teasing in future.