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At some point in life you started noticing the changes in your body. You didn’t always notice, but one day you started to see that changes are not as simple as “I am getting taller.”
Check out https://www.talkwithyourkids.org/talk-with-your-kids-timeline This can help caregivers navigate when to talk about what and strategies for those conversations.
During puberty the body prepares for reproduction. At first it is the small shifts in hormones that cause physical changes; as the body begins mature sex assignment we will see a range of things happening. We will review the changes here so that you have some information that you are comfortable when you begin talking about changes with your young person.