1. My body now: How my body changes as I grow
I understand my own body’s uniqueness, my developing sexuality, and that of others. HWB 3-47a
rshp.scot

2. Puberty definition Puberty is the process of physical changes that sees a child's body mature into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction. It starts with hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: these are the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy. Then, the gonads produce hormones that stimulate sexual feelings and bring about changes in the brain, bones, muscle, blood, skin, hair, breasts, and sex organs. Young people grow in height and weight.
rshp.scot

3. How my body changes as I grow
rshp.scot

4. Changes with puberty Facial hair
Body hair – genitals, arm pits and body generally
Change sin skin – possibly spots/acne
Girls breasts grow – some boys develop breasts too
Increase in size of nipples (both boys and girls)
Sweating and change of smell
Body shape – boys across the shoulders or girls rounding of hips or thighs
Girls start their period
Boys voices might get deeper
Boys penis and testicles grow
Boys get erections
Boys produce sperm – if it happens at night when they are asleep it’s called a wet dream
Stronger feelings of being attracted to another person
rshp.scot

5. Film: Going through puberty changes youtu.be/reC8CV8NF5Q
rshp.scot

6. Personal hygiene
Personal hygiene is about keeping yourself clean so that you can keep healthy. If you don’t keep yourself and your things clean, then bacteria can grow. This can affect your oral hygiene (that’s your mouth, gums and teeth) and because we sweat this can mean your body or clothes can smell bad, this is called body odour.
rshp.scot

7. Body hygiene Oral hygiene Hand hygiene Hair care Feet & shoes
Clothes hygiene
rshp.scot

8. Childline
advice/you-your-body/puberty/
rshp.scot