GROWING UPHELE

LESSON 1

ADOLESCENCE• is the time between childhood and adulthood• from age 10 to 19

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE

1. PHYSICAL CHANGES• for girls age 8 until 16• for boys age 10 until 18

2. MOOD CHANGING OR MOOD SWINGS• one day you are energetic• one day you feel tired

GROWING UP• changing from a child into an adolescent• process of becoming an adult• some of your friends grow up fast than you are• Your body has a mind of its own, and it will decide when

it's ready to develop

PUBERTY• is the process of physical change during which a child develops

into an adult capable of reproduction

1. HORMONES• puberty is controlled by hormones• acts on the testes in the boy and ovaries in the girl to produce the

changes of puberty• special chemical messengers that are released from endocrine

glands and travel around the body into the blood stream

2. HYPOTHALMUS• part of the brain and triggers the puberty• sends messages to the pituitary gland

3. PITUITARY GLAND• makes a number of hormones

4. 2 TYPES OF HORMONESa.) FSH (follicle-stimulating hormones)b.) LH (luteinzing hormones)

5. SEX HORMONES• work together with the growth hormones to cause growth in body

height and weight

CHANGING BODY1. height

• girls grow taller than boys at age 8 to 11• boys grow taller two years later• girls reached their adult height at 17 years old• boys keeps growing until 19 years old

2. shape• both girls and boys change body shape• girls hips broaden and breasts begin to develop• boys shoulder become broader and their muscles develop

3. face shape• the nose and jaw become prominent and hairline draws further

back

4. Voice• boys voice become "broken" and then deeper

5. body hair• sexual organs, underarms , your face, arms and legs

6. pubic hair• grows around the girls and boys genitalia

7. underarm hair• starts to develop about 1-2 years after pubic hair• it is sparse and fine at first but eventually it will get darker, coarser

and thicker

8. body hair• grows on arms and legs• boys grows on chest and abdomen• shoulders, back of the hands and on the feet

9. girl's facial hair• eyebrows

10. boy's facial hair• top lip, cheeks and chin

PERIODS• is also called menstruation• it shows the body is ready to have babies• blood comes out of the woman's vagina• period lasts about 2 to 8 days• it starts between age 10 and 16 or 11 and 14

MENSTRUAL CYCLE• is the number of days of your period• the average is 4 weeks between the beginning and the

beginning of the next• some cycle vary to 35 days

SANITARY PROTECTION• is also called sanitary towel or napkin

1. You will feel discomfort• dragging pain, tiredness, feeling bloated or fainting

2. How to relieve pain• take painkillers• hot bath and hot water bottle held against the stomach• swimming, walking, dancing

CIRCUMCISION• a portion of the organ is either trimmed or opened up to

allow impurities to flow• age of 12 to 14

Q&A• It is the physical process whereby a child develops into an

adult capable of reproduction.• PUBERTY

• It grows around the girl’s and boy’s genitalia.• PUBIC HAIR

• It is the number of days between the first days of your periods.• MENSTRUAL CYCLE

• It is the number of days between childhood and adulthood during which parents begin to shed responsibilities of their children’s conduct. • ADOLESCENCE

Q&A• These are rectangular pads of cotton wool encased in

netting.• SANITARY TOWELS

Q&A• What physical changes does a girl undergo during

adolescence?Girls will become aware that their hips broaden and breasts begin to develop. The face gradually changes into a more adult shape during puberty. The nose and jaw become a bit more prominent and the hairline draws further back.

Q&A• What physical changes does a boy undergo during

adolescence?Boys gain weight and change body shape during puberty. The voice change pitch during early adolescence and become husky (slightly croaky) and then deeper pubic hair in genitalia boys usually develop more hair on their face.

Q&A• Should a girl worry when she has her period? Why?

No, because menstruation are just part of growing up,it shows that a body is getting ready to have babies.