How will my child change between 10 and 14 years old?
All people grow and change throughout life, but during the early years of adolescence, the speed of these changes is particularly evident. We believe that 10 years of age are still children, but we think that upon reaching age 14, they are "almost adults." We are happy to see the changes, but also make us a bit difficult to handle. When children are small, it is easier to predict when a change is coming and how soon it will manifest. But during the early years of adolescence, the relationship between the true age of a child [***] and the rates of development are mitigated. The exact way that young developed in these years is influenced by several factors: for example, genetics, families, friends, neighborhoods, values \u200b\u200band other social forces. Physical changes
Upon entering puberty, adolescents undergo major physical changes, not only in relation to your height and figure, but also in other ways, such as the development of pubic and armpit hair and the smell that exudes from their bodies. In girls, changes include the development of breasts and the onset of menstruation in men, changes include the development of the testes.
Not all adolescents begin puberty at the same age. In girls, these changes can come between 8 and 13 years of age in boys puberty usually begins two years later. This is the period during which the physical characteristics vary more among classmates and between friends-some may grow so that by the end of the school year no longer fit into the desks allocated to them last September. For others, the changes come more slowly.
Early adolescence brings new concerns about self-image and physical appearance. Youth of both genders who previously did not care about looks now spend hours front of the mirror, worrying or complaining, either for being too tall, short, fat or thin, or their fight against acne. Not all parts of the body grow at the same time or as quickly. The hands and feet, for example, can grow faster than arms and legs. Since the body movement requires the coordination of its parts, and these parts are changing at their own pace, adolescents may be clumsy in their physical activities.
The rapid physical growth and development may influence other aspects of adolescent life. A girl of 11 who has reached puberty will have different interests from a the girl who reaches up to 14. Teens who grow too early or too late with their particular concerns. Those who develop very late (especially boys) may feel they can not participate in sports and compete with more developed partners. Those who develop very early (especially girls) may feel pressured to get into adult situations before they are emotionally or mentally prepared to face them. The effects of age at which they begin puberty changes, combined with the ways in which friends, colleagues, families and society in general respond to these changes, can have long-term effects on a teenager. However, some teenagers like to develop differently from their friends. For example, you may have certain advantages, especially in sports, which offered early development on the peers who mature more slowly.
No matter how they are developed, many adolescents have a distorted view of themselves and need to be reassured that the differences in the speed of its development are normal.
*** Note: In this blog we use the masculine and feminine gender interchangeably, using at times "child" and sometimes "girl." Our intention is to simplify the language. It is understood, however, that all our reading recommendations apply equally to girls and boys.
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