De La Salle Santiago Zobel School

Home Economics and Livelihood Education 5

AY2014-2015
Handout #1

THE STAGE OF PUBERTY

It is the process of physical changes by which a child's body
becomes an adult body capable of reproduction

WHEN DOES PUBERTY START?

Puberty usually starts between the ages of 8 to 13 for girls and 10 to 15 for
boys.
It is initiated by hormone signals from the brain to the gonads (ovaries and
testes)
In response, the gonads produce a variety of hormones that stimulate the
growth, function, or transformation of brain, bones, muscle, blood, skin, hair,
breasts, and reproductive organs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty

PUBERTY
PITUITARY GLAND
of the brain sends a signal

MALE TESTES (Produces

FEMALE OVARY

Sperm Cells)

(Produces Egg Cells)

HORMONES
are released

Male Hormone

TESTOSTERONE

Deep voice
Adams apple
Hair (face, armpit, chest, pubic area)
Broad shoulders
Oily face
Pimples/Acne
Body Odor
Gain Weight
Grow taller

Female Hormones

ESTROGEN

Develop breasts
Wide hips
Hair (armpit, pubic area)
Oily face
Pimples/Acne
Body Odor
Gain Weight
Grow taller

PROGESTERONE

Menstruation

Both girls and boys will get a huge appetite, needs to sleep more and will experience poor
coordination or clumsiness

Menstruation, or period, is normal bleeding that occurs as part of a woman's monthly cycle.
Every month, your body prepares for pregnancy. If no pregnancy occurs, the uterus, or womb,
sheds its lining. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from inside the uterus
which passes out of the body. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menstruation.html
Circumcision is the surgical removal of the skin covering the tip of a boys private part.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/circumcision/basics/definition/prc-20013585

CARE FOR OUR BODY DURING THE STAGE OF PUBERTY

Wash genitals with mild soap and water

Wear clean underwear and change it daily
Females should use sanitary napkins whenever they have
menstruation
During circumcision, males should keep the wound clean and dry
and avoid any rough games
Tell your parents if you feel any irritation on your sensitive area

EMOTIONAL CHANGES
At Home
- You dont control your emotions
- You have tantrums just like when
you were younger

Display of Anger
-You do it physically
-Fight
-Slam door
-Kick

In School or Other Places

-You try to control your emotions
in front of peers
-Behavior is well mannered and
quite helpful

Games and Sports

Provide an outlet for
pent-up emotions

Mood
-Generally happy, sometimes silly
-You may be tearful, fearful, and
full of worries

Relationship with Parents

Thorny arguments may occur due
to your desire of being independent
and making decisions on your own.

Relationship with Friends

Friendships are still
important, but with more
quarrels than before

When suffering from anxiety or frustration

Girls dissolve into tears or have outbursts of
temper
Boys sullen or sulky reaction

SOCIAL, INTEREST & ACTIVITY CHANGES

Friendship
-You dont want to have only 1
friend
-You want to be a part of a group
-You want to join a group who
has the same interest as you do
(ex. Interest in soccer, etc.)
-You spend twice as much time
with friends on weekends than
with your parents

Sports
You like games or sports
adults play

You seek approval for being

good from significant
people

References:
Google Images www.google.com

You follow the trend so that you

can relate to peers (ex. Learning
the lyrics to the latest song,
wearing what others wear, using
the latest gadgets, etc.)

You are concerned with

prestige and popularity

Interests
You are less active in
playing
You like watching TV
Listening to music
Surfing the internet
Playing online games
You have an interest in
reading magazines and
books or novels

You succumb to peer pressure

because you dont want to be
different
You relate to peer group and
abide by group decisions