Prepubertal (pediatric) child

For the purposes of this practice protocol, “the pediatric population are prepubescent children” (meaning those children under 18 years of age who have not reached puberty). “A child’s stage of pubertal development is determined by assessing secondary sexual characteristics rather than chronological age. Although the onset and timeline of the pubertal process is unique to each child, the stages are identifiable and predictable” (DoJ, 2016, p. 9).