PUBERTY

TAKE FIVE: What is Puberty? What are some examples of changes puberty brings? Try to write three examples in your notebook.

WHAT IS PUBERTY? Puberty-the time period in your life when your body begins to develop and change as you move from childhood to adulthood.  Females- between 8 and 13  Males- between 9 and 15  Could be earlier or later (delayed puberty) How does this happen?  When your body is ready, your pituitary gland (located in your brain) releases hormones.

DELAYS Delayed puberty- when a person passes the average age range without showing any signs of body changes How? Chronic illnesses such as diabetes, kidney disease or asthma. These make it harder for the body to grow and develop Malnourished individuals

HORMONES In females, the hormone that causes a girls body to mature and prepare her for pregnancy is ESTROGEN.

HORMONES In males, the hormone that causes most of the changes in the body during puberty is TESTOSTERONE

INSIDE THE MALE hormones travel through the blood and tell the testes, the two egg-shaped glands in the scrotum (the sac that hangs under the penis), to begin making testosterone and sperm. Testosterone is the hormone that causes most of the changes in a boy's body during puberty, and men need sperm to be able to reproduce (be the father of a baby).

MALE CHANGES Weight gain shoulders grow wider muscles grow Possible breast growth- (goes away at the end of puberty) voice cracks and becomes deeper penis grows longer and wider testes will grow larger

INSIDE THE FEMALE In girls, these hormones target the two ovaries (which contain eggs that have been in the girl's body since she was born. The hormones cause the ovaries to start making another hormone, called estrogen. Together, these hormones prepare a girl's body to start her periods and be able to become pregnant someday.

FEMALE CHANGES Weight gain – normal and expected growth spurt body becomes curvier/ hips wider, breasts develop – sometimes at different rates Period? About two years after breast development

SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERISTICS Hair Growth  Both males and females will begin to grow hair under the arms and in their pubic areas (on and around the genitals)  First, the hair will look light and sparse and then it will turn longer, thicker and darker  Males eventually will grow hair on their faces.

SECONDARY CHARACTERISTICS Acne – pimples  Triggered by hormones  Start at the beginning of puberty and can last through the teenage years.  Can occur on face, back, upper chest

BODY ODOR Teens begin to have a new smell under their arms and elsewhere. Why? Hormones affect glands in your skin that make a bad smelling chemical. Managing body odor-Shower, deodorant

ERECTIONS Boys will begin to get erections, where the penis fills with blood and becomes hard  Can happen for no reason at all  Can happen during a feeling of arousal  Nocturnal Emissions – (wet dreams)  This occurs when the penis becomes erect while a male is asleep and he ejaculates.  Becomes less frequent as a boy progress through puberty

EJACULATION Ejaculation is when semen comes out of the penis. Semen is fluid that contains sperm

QUESTIONS?

TAKE FIVE: What are some emotions that a teen may experience during puberty? Why?

EMOTIONS Anger Frustration Confused Anxious Temper

FEELING EMOTIONAL? While your body is adjusting to hormones, so is your mind!  Why?? Body experiences changes Stress Personality type Role models Other problems Think: How can these make me feel certain emotions?

MANAGING MY MOODS What are some examples of how you help to control these emotions?

MANAGING MY MOODS Exercise Listening to music Writing Drawing Talking about your feelings to someone you trust Light Distractions-tv, movie,books Meditation

I NEED MORE HELP When to ask for more help:  You have a lasting feeling of anger over things that have either happened to you in the past or are going on now.  You feel irritable, grumpy, or in a bad mood more often than not.  You feel consistent anger or rage at yourself.  You feel anger that lasts for days or makes you want to hurt yourself or someone else.  You're often getting into fights or arguments

Think: WHY is it hard to talk to parents/guardians about certain topics?

YOU MIGHT THINK “How do I talk to my parents about this?” “I can’t ask my Grandma that!” “My brother will be so mad, I can’t ask him”

REALITY A trusted adult will only want to help you. EVERYONE goes through the same changes at some point In some cases, asking for help is better than trying to figure it out It is in our nature to turn to others in times of struggle Although it may be awkward, you may relieve stress for the future!

KWL CHART Topic: Puberty Directions: Fill out information in each column regarding puberty

Questions?

FIGURE IT OUT… A man and his son are traveling 150 kilometers an hour in a blue Lada when their car hits an icy patch in the road, spins out of control, and flips over into a ditch. They are both taken by ambulance to the hospital. The boy is rushed into an operating room for emergency surgery. But the surgeon looks at the boy and refuses to operate on him. When the nurse asks why, the surgeon says, “Because he is my son.” HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?? If you know, keep quiet please!

WHAT DO YOU THINK? Act Like A ManBe Ladylike

GENDER STEREOTYPES Do Now: In your notebook please respond to the following What is a stereotype? What is a gender stereotype?

GENDER STEREOTYPES What is a stereotype? A stereotype is a belief that can be held by anybody about specific types of people or certain ways of doing things that may or may not accurately reflect reality. More often than not stereotypes are negative. A gender stereotype is something that people think is true about how others look, act, think, talk or feel because they belong to a certain gender. There are specific meanings associated with acting like a man and acting like a woman.

Number the pictures in your notebook as you walk around. Be prepared to talk about your findings

SCENARIOS

GENDER STEREOTYPES How have gender stereotypes changed over the years? Past: Present: Future: kids and stereotypes gender stereotypes in media