PUBERTY

PERSONAL CHANGES & THEIR IMPACT

• Personal hygiene is very important during puberty, because people might reject you if you don’t have it
• You might get grumpy in adolescence

SOCIAL CHANGES & THEIR IMPACT

• Peer Pressure (positive) can enhance the way you act
• Peer Pressure (negative) can diminish the way you act
• Personal hygiene is very important during puberty, because people might reject you if you don’t have it

EMOTIONAL CHANGES & THEIR IMPACT

• Mood Swings are usually very normal during puberty
• Depression can change the way you act

PHYSICAL CHANGES & THEIR IMPACT

• Body odors will occur, but you can avoid them by showering 1 or 2 times a day
• Both males and females will grow bigger and stronger
• Both males and females will grow pubic hair, which both will eventually get used to

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU’RE A BOY

• Males’ voices get deeper in which they have a “cracked voice”
• Males get more muscular, so that they can become more attractive for girls
• Males grow hair EVERYWHERE!
• Males go through puberty at around 9-14 years of age

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU’RE A GIRL

• Females go through menstruations
• Females’ hips lift, which can feel awkward
• Females develop breasts
• Females start to wear makeup
• Females go through puberty at around 8-13 years of age

WHAT CONCERNS BOTH GENDERS

• It’s going to happen, there’s no way to avoid it!
• Puberty usually ends at 18 years of age

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