PubertyReproductive life: adolescence

Girls

Physical changes

Genitals get bigger

Breasts develop

Hair grows in pubis and underarm

Vocal cords grow

Sebaceous glands secrete more sebum, but less than in boys.

Menarche: first period

Body fat increases

Boys

Physical changes

Genitals get bigger

Shoulders widen and pelvis narrows.

Body hair grows.

Vocal cords grow, results in a lower voice

Sebaceous glands secrete more sebum

Sweating increases and acne develops on face, ches and back.

Muscle mass increases

Girls and Boys

Mental changes

Need for freedom

Feel self-sufficient

Don’t feel understood

Want to belong to a group of people of their kind.

Discover their body

Increasingly interested in their sexuality

Become rebellious and even violent which causes communication problems.

• Make a sketch of what for

YOU the teenage brain is

really into. Draw your truth.

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