As we spoke about in last post, children entering adolescence face three big challenges during this developmental stage:-
Biological (physical changes)
Psychological (changes in thinking and feeling)
Social (changes in relationships)
This post is all about the Biological Challenge:
The first signs of physical changes vary from person to person. These can range from ‘growth spurts’ in height and/or weight to hair growth in private areas and face region for boys. Their bodies are also undergoing growth on the inside. A huge increase in production of hormones is happening (testosterone for boys and oestrogen for girls) and glands in skin are becoming more active and often over active.
These hormonal changes lead to sexual growth, including changes in body shape, full development of sexual organs, changes to skin, and voice changes in boys and menstruation for girls.
No wonder a teenager gets so preoccupied in how they look. These changes can lead to a period of appearing ‘gangly’, out of proportion, and some things growing larger and others still catching up, all the while their skin may also appear blotchy or the experience of acne.
Biological (physical changes)
Psychological (changes in thinking and feeling)
Social (changes in relationships)
This post is all about the Biological Challenge:
The first signs of physical changes vary from person to person. These can range from ‘growth spurts’ in height and/or weight to hair growth in private areas and face region for boys. Their bodies are also undergoing growth on the inside. A huge increase in production of hormones is happening (testosterone for boys and oestrogen for girls) and glands in skin are becoming more active and often over active.These hormonal changes lead to sexual growth, including changes in body shape, full development of sexual organs, changes to skin, and voice changes in boys and menstruation for girls.
No wonder a teenager gets so preoccupied in how they look. These changes can lead to a period of appearing ‘gangly’, out of proportion, and some things growing larger and others still catching up, all the while their skin may also appear blotchy or the experience of acne.
Think about life with your teenager over the past two weeks. Have you noticed any physical changes described in the above information? How are they feeling about these changes? Have you asked them? Think of some positive comments you can make to help your teenager feel good about the changes that you have noticed. This will help build up positive self esteem for your child as well as allowing your child to see you are still interested in them and what is going on for them now. It may also open a dialogue with your teen that previously wasn't available.
Next post we will look at the Psychological (changes in thinking and feeling) that your teen may be undergoing.
Kirsty http://www.unity-qld.com.au/
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