25. BOYS COMMON CHANGES GIRLS
• Voice becomes deeper
• Adam’s apple become bigger
• Shoulder becomes wider than
the hips
• Hair grows on the face, body
and pubic area
• The skin on the upper arms
thighs becomes rough
• There is a rapid increase in
height and weight
• The head, hands and feet grow
faster first, then the arms and
legs
• Body composition – muscles
develop rapidly
• Muscles grow
• Body fat increases
• Sudden increase in hormone
production
• Bones develop and become
harder
• Sweat and oil glands become
more active
• Breasts develop
• The hips become wider than
the shoulders
• Hair grows on the underarm
and pubic area
Write TRUE if the given statement is CORRECT, and write FALSE if the statement says otherwise.
You may be experiencing significant changes in yourself because you are now in another stage of life – adolescence!
What is adolescence?
Adolescence starts with puberty…
What is puberty anyway?
It is the time when you start to become sexually mature; it usually happens at the age of 10 or 11 for girls and 12 or 13 for boys..
However, this is not true for everybody. Some adolescents experience puberty either ahead or later than others..
The age when you experience puberty is influenced by heredity, nutrition, exercise and other environmental factors..
The changes that happen during puberty are normal to adolescents..you have to know and understand these changes so that they will not surprise nor scare you..
This refers to any of the body structures directly concerned in reproduction, as the testes, ovaries, and external genitalia.
In humans, visible secondary sex characteristics include pubic hair, enlarged breasts and widened hips of females, and facial hair and Adam's apple on males.
Egocentric; they argue to convince and exhibit independent, critical thought
Prefer active and cooperative learning activities
Enjoy learning skills to apply to real life problems situations
Have a tendency to become bored with routine activities; needs to be challenged
Capable of thinking critically
Think less of themselves, allowing them to think and reason better
Have the skills in controlling and coordinating their thoughts with their actions
Erratic emotions and behaviors; mood swings mostly experienced
Have emotions that are triggered by hormonal imbalance
Introspective and often feel self-conscious, alienated and a lack of self-esteem
Easily offended
Being optimistic and hopeful
More emotional
Boys are sexually active
Girls become self conscious
May act out unusual or drastic behavior
Being rebellious
Desire love and acceptance from significant adults
Enjoy with friends who share the same interest
Loyal to peer group
Idolize peers and media role personalities as sources for standards of behavior, dress and style
Explore and ask broad unanswerable questions about the meaning of life
Reflective, introspective and analytical about their thoughts
Depend on influences at home
Learn to find out who they really are and analyze their strengths and weaknesses
Learned that house rules imposed by parents are there to promote order and harmony at home.
Distinguish rules that are negotiable and non negotiable for their own good.
Have your notebooks ready, we will have a 5-item formative assessment.