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Puberty for Girls images (EARLY PUBERTY (ages 12 - 14) (Social Changes…
Puberty for Girls
EARLY PUBERTY
(ages 12 - 14)
Physical Changes
Hair will start growing under arms. :check:
Breasts will start developing. :check:
Some parts of her body – like head, face and hands – might grow faster than her limbs and torso. :check:
Pubic hair will start to grow. :check:
A clear or whitish discharge from vagina for several months before periods start. :check:
Periods will start. :check:
Emotional Changes
Moods and feelings :check:
Sensitivity to others :check:
Self-consciousness :check:
Decision-making :check:
Social Changes
:check: Identity - new clothing styles, music, art, friendship groups and so on
:check: Independence - more independence about things
:check: Responsibility - keen to take on more responsibility
:check: New experiences - explores own limits and abilities
:check: Values - starts to develop a stronger individual set of values and morals
:check: Influences - friends and peers might influence you
:check: Sexual identity - start to have romantic relationships or go on ‘dates’
MIDDLE PUBERTY
(ages 15 - 16)
Physical Changes
Most girls have completed the physical changes related to puberty by age 15. :check:
Social Changes
:check: More and more aware of social behaviors of friends
:check: Seeks friends that share the same beliefs, values, and interests
:check: Friends become more important
:check: Explores romantic and sexual behaviors with others
Emotional Changes
:check: Self-involved
:check: Seeks privacy and time alone
:check: May complain that parents prevent her from doing things independently
:check: Starts to want both physical and emotional intimacy in relationships
LATE PUBERTY
(ages 17 - 19)
Physical Changes :
:check: Physical adulthood is now reducing and ending
Emotional Changes
:check: Better sense of self
:check: More emotionally stable
:check: Greater concern for others
:check: Thoughts about her purpose in life
:check: Pride in her own work
Social Changes
:check: Self-reliant and able to make own decisions
:check: More comfortable around parents
:check: Interested in and concerned about serious relationship
:check: Can combine both emotional and physical intimacy in a relationship
:check: Developed a clear sexual identity
