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Puberty Sucks

October 03, 2011     No comments

As you grew up, you probably heard about how hard puberty would be. Your body will change and you’ll be feeling all of these weird and crazy emotions that you won’t be able to control. Adults like to commiserate about how hard puberty is to deal with. The truth is that while you are in the middle of it, puberty doesn’t quite seem like that huge of a deal. Yes, things are changing and you don’t quite understand why you do some of the things you do, but it doesn’t feel quite like the crazy hurricane the grown ups say it is. It isn’t until after puberty is over and you look back and realize that there are a few blurry years in there that you realize just how crazy puberty really is!

Here are a few hints to help ease some of the “what the heck is going on in my body and brain?!?” that will plague you through your puberty years:

1. Girls, it is important that you get enough sleep. You might feel like you can function on just a few hours of sleep but the truth is that you will feel like things are a lot easier if you get enough sleep every night!

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2. There should not be such a thing as a day without a shower. Whether you shower in the mornings or at night, make sure to take a shower or bath at least once every 24 hours. Remember girls, just because you can’t smell you doesn’t mean that others can’t smell you! Also, bathing and washing your face regularly can help keep acne away!

3. Eat right! When you are young, you don’t understand what the big deal is about eating junk food for every meal. The truth is that eating a balanced diet can help keep your emotions in shape! Yes proper nutrition is important for your body. The truth is that girls and boys alike are better able to focus when they aren’t starving or sugar crashing.

4. Girls that “time of the month” is never going to be fun. Not ever. But it can be manageable. Start keeping track of your cycle on a calendar. Most start days are about twenty eight days apart. Keeping track of your cycle on the calendar is not just good for figuring out when to start carrying feminine hygiene products in your backpack, it is also good for figuring out when your PMS is due to hit. PMS is different for each of us, but if you know when it is supposed to hit you can prepare for it—get extra rest, eat right and spend extra time relaxing.

5. It is vitally important that girls (and boys) give themselves some time each day that is just for them. Use that time to do whatever you like to do best—read, write, exercise, watch a movie, do crafts, surf the internet, whatever. It’s your time to relax! Letting yourself relax every day will go along way to helping you navigate the pubertorial waters!

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Puberty: Who Needs It? (Growing Up Smart Body Fact #20)

October 01, 2011     No comments

My best friend grew a mustache when he was 13. And, as I remember, Debbie in middle school looked a lot older than her 12 years suggested. How did that happen? It’s all about puberty, of course.

As adults, we know puberty is part of growing up. Our children, however, still have to face the physical and emotional changes it brings. And whether they admit it or not, every child has questions about the process at some point. That’s where parents come in.

Puberty isn’t as tough if your kids understand a few basics. To kick things off, here is a short article for that young man or woman in your house. For more information, we recommend getting your child one of the many great specialty books about growing up that are available these days. Good luck!

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“Puberty is the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change. Growing up to be an adult means that a lot of big changes are on the way. It also means taking responsibility for the care and health of your body.

The big changes will probably start when you’re 10 to 15 years old. But that’s not true for everyone. You could get started earlier or even a little later. Don’t worry if your best friend looks older and more grown-up. You’ll catch them. Puberty starts and finishes on its own schedule—not yours.

Once puberty does begin, your body will seem to have a mind of its own. Your body will change and at times you’ll grow so fast your shirtsleeves and pant legs will always be too short. Some young men and women can grow 4 or more inches in a year and suddenly stop. But, wait! Even after you think you’re done, you could still grow a little more.”
You probably wonder what you’ll look like after all the changes are over. Heredity is what determines the shape of your nose, how big your feet are, and how tall you’ll be. If your mom and dad are tall and thin, then you’ll probably be tall and thin, too. But, nothing is for certain. To know for sure, you just have to wait and see.

Author and publisher, Frank Hawkins, is passionate about helping young people grow up healthy and wise. It’s no surprise, then, that he co-founded Boy’s Guide Books in 2007 to do just that. What started out as a single book Frank wrote for his son has turned into a popular and respected series of “how-to” books trusted by young men and women everywhere.

Boy’s Guide Books publishes “how-to” books for children and teens. Through our books, blog, and social network, we offer practical, straightforward, no-nonsense information and advice about health, hygiene, fitness, nutrition, and everything in-between.

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Sexual Maturation as Early Puberty

September 27, 2011     No comments

A year ago during my daughter’s health control, who actually is seven years old, for pollen allergy suspect, the doctors noticed the beginning of secondary sexual characters as: breast growing, pubic hair and consequently I told the doctors that my child was having, since several months, heavy sweating too.


The doctors inspecting the problem advised me to monitor the early transformation best known as:


After the initial sense of anxiety and confusion, I thought to myself: “It’s unbelievable, my little child was becoming already a woman”.


I decided to assure a healthy future to my daughter, following with much attention the endocrinologist’s advices as:


• to monitor the ovaries, uterus and follicles dimension to see if the child is ready for menstruation.


• to control the bone growing since if becomes too soon there is the probability the child’s height stops with the beginning of menstruation, risking to remain under-average regarding to her classmates.


• hormonal dosage DEHA-S (sexual hormones. By checking the hormones dosage to value the sexual glands function either female or male), glycemia and diabetes.

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The early puberty also involves the children from the age of 9 to 14 years, with following signs:


- developing armpit, pubic and facial hair;


- penis growing and testicular enlargement.


The early puberty for little girls begins between the age of 8 to 13 years.


While for the female height amount begins with the breast growing, for male the growing starts at mid premature development.


An important phase and most of all not to under estimate is the “psychological disturbs” which may provoke the early puberty in the child, who faces physical transformations for which still is not ready and causes in her a sense of diversity and isolation towards her classmates.


After learning that also my child is in the early puberty phase, a question which worried me was: “How to explain to my little child her sexual transformation? To my baby who still plays with dolls and loves the fairy tales?


The answer I achieved to find only in the deep of my heart, creating with her a very confidential and lovely dialogue, explaining her with clear and comprehensive words , what was happening to her body.


We can do a lot to monitor the early puberty following few, but precise rules:


- to control the body weight, avoiding to become obese or overweight;


- to educate the children to a daily physical activity;


- to insert in their hypercaloric diet, meat without xeno-estrogens (giving


hormones to fatten and grow the animals rapidly) as: chicken, beef and


pork’s meat.


These chemical substances are present in:


- DDT (pesticide for agricultural production);


- industrial detersive;


- canned food.


The overexposition of such hormones causes an increase of women cancer to:


- breast, uterus, endometrium and ovaries;


and for men to:


- prostate, testicular and male

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Puberty – Get Ready to Play the Puberty Game

September 27, 2011     No comments

 

Puberty can be a difficult time for children. Not quite kids anymore and not really adolescents they are caught in the middle in type of limbo. It is a sad time for many young people too. Many look back at their childhood and realise that they can never really act the same way yet they look ahead and realise that adolescence will present them with its own peculiar challenges.

Children are reaching adolescence earlier than ever. The World Health Organisation estimates that in developing countries puberty begins about three months earlier every ten years. It is a stage when the maturity gap between girls and boys is quite evident – about two years.

Puberty is a time of immense body changes. The male and sex hormones are different and set off different development in girls and boys. Bodily changes are more evident for girls are accompanied by huge mood swings, which can be disconcerting fro parents. The onset of puberty is not so obvious for boys. The first physical sign boys may notice is the enlargement of the testes, followed by growth of pubic hair. Testosterone, the male hormone, also affects mood swings but it arguably leads to increased energy and boisterousness. Many parents discover that their pre-teen son delights in wrestling with siblings or even his father in what is a sort of test of strength. Paradoxically, many early teen boys need more sleep and eat parents out of house and home.

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Pre teens have a need for greater privacy so they spend more and more time in bedrooms, locked in bathrooms or arguing with younger siblings about personal space.

During puberty peers begin to assume increasing importance in young people’s lives. Their opinions, their dress and appearance is increasingly influenced by their friends. It can be hurtful for a parent to discover that you are less influential than your child’s friends, particularly if you enjoyed a close relationship when they were younger. It is a time when the telephone often becomes usurped, particularly by girls. Incidentally, girls can be quite cruel to each other at this age forming friendship groups along extremely exclusive lines.

It is time for parents to be a little circumspect – a time for guidance and influence rather than control. Make no mistake children during this time of change need their parents more than ever. The way you go about helping them changes – subtle, gentle guidance is often required.

This particular stage provides a window of opportunity for parents. It is a time to help prepare your child for adolescence and even adulthood. It is a time for parents to establish a relationship based on mutual respect and shared interest. And it is the start of an exciting period in your child’s development that requires thoughtful and smart parenting.

Michael Grose is Australia’s NO. 1 parenting expert. He is the director of www.parentingideas.com.au, the author of seven books for parents and a popular presenter who speaks to audiences in Australia, Singapore and the USA. Get your FREE Chores and Responsibilities for Kids Guide when you visit http://www.parentingideas.com.au


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Guiding Your Autistic Child Through Puberty

September 26, 2011     No comments

Even without autism, puberty can be a very delicate and trying time for a family. When autism is involved, however, things can become much more complicated. Many parents approach this period of their child’s life with fear and trepidation. However, it is best if you attempt to approach this time in a very positive and developmentally oriented fashion.

For everyone going through puberty – autistic or not – sexuality and sex education is an important part of life. Children and teens are, after all, sexual beings. In order to respect the dignity of your autistic child, you must teach healthy attitudes towards sexuality and convey appropriate expressions for sexuality. As the parent, your job will also be to maintain his or her safety.

Many parents fear regression in their autistic children during puberty. “Autism after Adolescence; Population-based 13- to 22-year Follow-up Study of 120 Individuals with Autism Diagnosed in Childhood” was a recent longitudinal study published in the June 2005 Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

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This study showed that of the seventeen percent of the 108 people followed up with who had a clear regression during adolescence, half of those people fully recovered from that setback by the time they reached adulthood. Furthermore, that same study reconfirmed what previous research had suggested, where language development and a better all around adulthood are positively correlated with childhood IQ levels.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable to assume that a child with autism will be able to learn to manage the challenges and changes faced throughout puberty. The key is to make sure to pay attention to any questions or confusions that he or she may have, so that you can help to resolve them. You can add teaching moments to your everyday life, allowing your child to learn and relearn about what will be happening in their body.

Your child’s pediatrician may be able to suggest some techniques and resources for helping ease your family and your autistic child through puberty. This may include various books (such as “Asperger’s Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence Through Adulthood”), pamphlets, and websites, or even additional therapies, such as – in the case of girls – hormone therapies to regulate menstrual cycles and minimize the discomfort that may be felt. This will help to create predictability for a girl’s periods, so that she will know exactly what day they will start, and approximately when they will end. Furthermore, the same body sensations will occur at the same time of the cycle every month. This form of treatment could be regarded as somewhat controversial, so careful discussion with your doctor or your child’s pediatrician is paramount.

You may also find that a psychologist or child psychologist may be able to provide you with an additional level of insight into helping your child through puberty with as little distress as possible.

With the help of both a doctor and a psychiatrist, you will be equipped to handle many questions your child may have as well as any new temporary or lasting symptoms that your child may develop.

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Puberty

September 26, 2011     No comments

Puberty

Every human will (unless deceased or mental health problems relating to growth) reach a stage in their life where they go through the stages and experiences of puberty. Puberty can arrive at different ages for us all, from 11 to 18, but regardless of when it happens – it will happen.

Puberty can be a confusing and sometimes problematic stage of life and it is important that a teenager makes full use of all of the help and advice available to them, be it the internet, teachers or parents.

A common question asked by a teenager during puberty, is ‘Am I gay?’ – the only answer here is, I don’t know, are you? – Throughout life people change and many people are not homosexual until they’re fully grown adults, sometimes even with a family. There is a common debate about whether the chance of a person turning out to be gay comes from ‘nature’ – or ‘nurture’.

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The debate is carried out on the forums here; debate

Puberty comes in 5 main stages – which can be viewed in detail through the link below – which will be briefly listed here;
Male hormones become active
Testicles/scrotum enlargement
Main penis growth
Adult textures begin to take form
Adult physique is reached

5 Stages of Puberty

Erections:
All guys get them – and it’s perfectly normal and nothing to be worried about, although it’s best not to get them at awkward times!
Erections occur when the small muscles in your penis, which are usually tightly contracted, relax and let blood start flowing in. The spongy tissue in the penis fills with blood and expands, pushing against the veins and closing them so the blood cannot drain out again. If you get an erection when in the shower after gym class – do not immediately (although it may be ideal to look into it) consider yourself to be gay, in most cases it’s the sense of sexuality, not of female sexuality which allows an erection to take place!

Liam Hayman is a 16-years-old school kid – just your average school kid. This is why he views his articles based on mostly teen issues to be of value because they are from the eyes of a current teenager!

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Grow Taller Puberty – How To Grow Taller After Puberty

September 22, 2011     No comments

Grow Taller Puberty

The growing demands of this highly competitive world are day by day increasing,today a person has to be talented and along with that physically attractive in order to get successful.Take, for example, many careers that require aspirants to be of a minimum height in order to be eligible. So does that mean that in spite of being loaded with talent and fulfilling all the requirements of a particular career, one may not be able to pursue it due to their short height? Well, my answer to this question is no, that’s right I am going to tell you about some ways in which you can grow taller then your actual height irrespective of your age. Grow Taller Puberty

You might have heard from a variety of sources that you can increase your height only up till puberty but there are certain ways in which you can grow taller at any age. The first thing that you have to do is rectify your diet, so you have to start avoiding unhealthy food items and go in for a diet composed of a lot of calcium that will help to strengthen your bones and correct any bone related problems, you obviously know that your bone structure has to be worked on in order to help you grow taller. Apart from that have a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables and remember to keep a close watch on your weight, if you are obese then your bones will get naturally compressed and make you look shorter. Grow Taller Puberty

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The next thing that you have to do is focus on a lot of full body stretching exercises that will stretch your spine and help to reduce the curve present in it, so if you devote some time daily to some stretching exercises the curve of your spine due to some incorrect postures that you may have got used to. Hanging your body from a post will naturally elongate it and help the gravitational pull of the earth naturally pull you towards it; this will result in elongating the frame of your body. The last thing that you have to do is ensure that your body is getting ample amounts of sleep as the human body grows naturally in the process of sleeping, so you have to make sure that your body is getting good sleep as it is a very important factor in helping you to grow taller. Grow Taller Puberty

These basic steps if followed regularly will definitely help you to grow taller at any age and help you to regain all the lost confidence that your short height caused to you. Tired of being Shorties? Rebuild your self confidence by Downloading your Grow Taller Puberty pogram now.

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Is There Any Way To Grow Taller After Puberty – Here is the Simple Truth You Need to Know

September 20, 2011     No comments

Growing taller isn’t rocket science as many would have you believe. You’re probably wondering, is it possible to grow taller after puberty? While there is a misconception that growing after puberty is a long shot. But this couldn’t have been further from the truth.

First off, the body is designed to grow well into the early twenties. Puberty occurs during early teenage years when boys start noticing their Adam’s Apple bulging and their pubic hair sprouting slowly. Their voice deepens and they start having muscles all over.

While some of these functions may halt when he reaches, say, the age of 16, height grow is still very much possible until he reaches 25 years of age. This can even occur without doing anything if his genes are programmed to do so. Only when the growth process has fully operated will it slowly stop.

It is very important to understand the underlying process responsible for human growth. These natural processes are the main catalysts for height growth for both men and women. Have you ever heard of the controversy behind baseball players? Well, rumor has it that many players use steroids in order to boost their human growth hormone or HGH. Steroids have dramatic effects on these particular hormones because it doubles its potential. But you do that at a certain risk. There are side effects associated to using steroids to stimulate HGH.

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A good way to stimulate HGH in a natural way is to exercise. When one is working out, his body releases chemicals that would contact the brain so that the brain in turn contacts these hormones. So by working out on a regular basis, you’re doing your body a favor because you allow the growth hormones to operate at top speed.

Another great way to increase your height is to influence your spine. Your spine largely determines not only your posture but also your physical height itself. The longer your spine, the taller you will be. You can stretch this by performing stretching exercises which include hanging on a horizontal bar or something and letting your whole weight suspend in there for several minutes. This makes your spine elongate and become a little bit more elastic so that physical growth would become a possibility.

You should also counter the factors that hinder your growth process. For example, if your body isn’t getting enough nutrients and vitamins needed to sustain growth, then exercises wouldn’t help no matter how much you sweat around. Eating fruits and vegetables are a good way to acquire vitamins D and A, while drinking milk and eating fish and liver would help increase protein content in your body. So this, in itself, answers your is it possible to grow taller after puberty question.

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Discover How to Grow Taller During Puberty

September 17, 2011     No comments

As a teenager, you probably want to know how to grow taller during puberty. In this critical time of your lives, you want to be sure that you are providing the body with proper nutrition and exercise to facilitate this process. As babies, most of our bones are made of cartilage which will harden into solid bone as we grow older.

During puberty, there are cartilage growth plates at the end of our bones which are responsible for the growth spurts we experience during this time. Proper nutrition is important during puberty as we need to give ourselves the proper nutrients to grow. A diet high in protein and calcium along with sufficient calories is needed to help our bodies grow. Protein provides the essential amino acids to build our muscles. We need sufficient calories to fuel our daily activities and build muscle. Calcium is essential for bone strength, especially during this period when our bones are growing.  Coming up short in any of these areas will sabotage your body’s efforts to grow taller.

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If you want to know how to grow taller during puberty, you should be exercising. Your body releases growth hormone during puberty. Exercise also releases this growth hormone. While exercise won’t increase your bone length, it will make your muscles slender and muscular, thus giving you a taller appearance. 

Exercise will maintain strong bones and build muscles that will aid in maintaining good posture. Consistent diet and exercise will keep your bones strong into old age.  Maintaining good posture is essential to maximize your height potential. Slouching over will cost you a few inches. Another benefit of good posture is the prevention of neck and back aches.  Having a proper diet, exercise routine and good posture is how you grow taller during puberty.

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Rick Gordon is a full time accountant. His interests are health and fitness, video games, and personal finance. He has been active in all these areas for over 20 years.

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September 16, 2011     No comments

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