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Adapted from: Puberty: Understanding Your Changing Body. SexualityandU, 2010

Adapted from: Puberty: Understanding Your Changing Body. SexualityandU.ca, 2010. Puberty Grade 4. The Changing Me. . . What’s Happening?. Class guidelines:. Giggling is OK Respect what others say U nderstand others’ feelings D iscuss puberty topics responsibly outside the classroom

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Adapted from: Puberty: Understanding Your Changing Body. SexualityandU, 2010

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  1. Adapted from: Puberty: Understanding Your Changing Body. SexualityandU.ca, 2010

  2. Puberty Grade 4

  3. The Changing Me. . .What’s Happening?

  4. Class guidelines: • Giggling is OK • Respect what others say • Understand others’ feelings • Discuss puberty topics responsibly outside the classroom • There are no dumb questions

  5. 3 major growth spurts 1. Conception to Birth 2. Birth to one year old 3. Puberty

  6. What is puberty? • Time of rapid change from child to adult • When the body reaches maturity • Emotional changes occur • Bodies develop and become fertile

  7. What makes puberty start? The pituitary gland sends a signal to the body to produce the hormones that starts puberty.

  8. What are the hormones? • If you have ovaries, the pituitary gland sends a signal to produce Estrogen. • If you have testicles, the pituitary gland sends a signal to produce Testosterone.

  9. When does puberty start? Puberty starts anywhere between the ages of 8-15. • Everyone is different • Everyone will start and finish at a different time • This is normal

  10. How does the body change during puberty?

  11. What changes happen due to testosterone? • Hair growth (pubic area, under the armpits, and on the face) • May get more hair on arms, legs, chest and back • Voice gets deeper • Penis and testicles grow • Sperm is produced • May have mood swings, sexual thoughts and feelings

  12. What other changes happen? • Grow taller • Bones grow • Muscles grow • Weight gain is normal • Hair and skin become oily and you may get pimples • Body sweats more

  13. What changes happen due to estrogen? • Hair grows under armpits and in pubic area • Hair on arms and legs may grow darker • Breast and nipples get larger • Body sweats more • Menstruation (period) begins • May have mood swings, sexual thoughts and feelings

  14. What other changes happen? • Grow taller • Bones grow • Hips get wider and more curvy • Weight gain is normal • Hair and skin become oily and you may get pimples • Voice gets a little deeper

  15. What are some of the feelings you might experience?

  16. What are other changes you might experience?

  17. Where to get more information? • Parents or other family members • Other trusted adults (teachers) • Health professionals

  18. Questions?

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