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Puberty is the time when kids grow into young adults through physical and emotional changes. This doesn’t happen all at once, but slowly over time. It's good to know about the changes that come along with puberty. Its important for youths to know what to expect.

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When Does Puberty Start?

Most females will start puberty when they’re 8 to 13 years old.

But it can also be normal to start earlier or later.

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How Does Puberty Start?

Hormones from the brain trigger the

start of puberty.

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Hormones are chemical messengers

that tell the body what to do.

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In females: The hormones tell the

ovaries to make the hormone estrogen

(oestrogen) and triggers the growth and

release of eggs.

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Other puberty hormones come from the

adrenal glands, a pair of glands that sit

at the top of the kidneys. These hormones

lead to the growth of pubic and underarm

hair, body odour, and acne.

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What Physical Changes Happen During Puberty?

The physical changes that happen during puberty are different for males and females.

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For most females, the first physical change of puberty is breast development.

 

It starts with small, firm, tender lumps (called buds) under one or both nipples. The breasts will get larger over the next year or two.

 

Dark, coarse, curly hair will appear on the labia (the folds of skin surrounding the vagina). Later, more hair will grow in the pubic area and under the arms.

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Their body shape begins to change as their hips widen and they gain weight and body fat.

 

Expect the first period (mentruation) about 2 years after breast buds appear, usually between the ages of 9 and 16. Most females have a growth spurt about 1–2 years before their period starts.

 

After they get their period, most females grow about 1–2 more inches before growth stops.

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What Emotional Changes Happen During Puberty?

Just as those hormones change the way the body looks on the outside, they also change how girls feel on the inside. While their body is adjusting to all the new hormones, so is their mind.

 

During puberty, girls might feel confused or have strong emotions that you've never had before.

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Girls may feel anxious about how their changing body looks. They might feel lost, get upset or lose your temper more than usual.

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It's easy to feel embarrassed or anxious when talking about these topics, helping young ones understand these changes helps in easing the transition into being a women.

 

If young ones aren’t comfortable talking to their parents, Its important that they are pointed in the right direction of whom they can reach out to. This might be their teacher, school nurse, school counsellor or Doctor.  Have on hand informational flyers, contact numbers of counsellors that they can reach out to.

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What Else Should I Know?

Even though everyone goes through puberty, we all go through it very differently. Some of their friends might have gotten curves, while others haven't. But eventually everyone catches up, and the differences will even out.

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Its good for them to see we all come in different shapes and sizes, its what makes us all totally unique.

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Keep in mind that there is no right or wrong way to look.

 

We are all unique, on the inside and the outside.