Puberty

When a child is born in a house, there is joy. Everyone wants to caress, hold, hold the baby. The child grows up slowly, until the age of five years. From six to ten years we call childhood, Then a child is called girl if it is a girl and boy if it is a boy. After the age of ten a girl is called Kisheri and a boy Kisher. This period of human life is called adolescence. Adolescence spans from age ten to nineteen. That is, adolescence is the period between childhood and adolescence. During this period, the body of a boy and a girl begins the process of turning into a man’s and a woman’s body respectively. Girls usually start puberty a little earlier than boys. Girls start puberty between the ages of eight and thirteen. Boys start puberty between ten and fifteen years. In some cases, puberty may start a little earlier or later.

Adolescent changes

Among the changes during puberty, physical or physical changes are the first to be noticed. Seeing this change is a sign that someone is going through puberty. From infancy to adolescence, children grow slowly over time. But adolescent growth is quite abrupt. Children suddenly grow taller (Figure 4.01), and gain weight rapidly. After the age of ten, for three to four years, the body of girls and boys undergoes various changes. For various reasons people in our country hesitate to discuss these very natural changes. But since you are now going through puberty, it is good to know what changes will happen in you. Then you can prepare for your future life without fear or shame.

The changes that occur during puberty are mainly of three types:
1. Physical changes
2. mental changes
3. behavioral changes.

1. Physical changes

(a) Rapid growth of height and rapid weight gain
(b) Growth of beard and mustache in boys (at 16/17 years of age) and enlargement of breasts in girls
(c) Growth of warts in different parts of the body
(d) Distortion of voice and throat in boys Deepening of voice
(e) Ejaculation of boys and onset of menstruation in girls
(f) Broadening of chest and shoulders in boys and thinning of waist bones in girls.

2. mental changes

(a) Increased desire for attention, care and love from others, especially close ones
(b) Tendency to be driven by emotions
(c) Curiosity about relationships between boys and girls
(d) Attraction to the opposite sex
(e) The stage of mental maturity begins
(f) The attitude of dependence changes and the stage of self-reliance begins.

3. Behavioral change

(a) Act like an adult.
(b) Trying to establish that he is a different personality, through various behaviors
(c) Trying to establish his own opinion on everything
(d) Indulging in adventurous and risky activities.

Puberty causes change

Generally the period of 11-19 years of children is called adolescence. You have come to know that the physical and mental condition of children changes a lot during this time. However, due to variations in weather, location, quantity and quality of food intake, the timing of puberty can vary from person to person.

The changes that occur during puberty are caused by chemicals called hormones, which are secreted by the endocrine glands. Hormones are produced inside the body through normal physiological processes. Boys and girls body hormones are different. Because of this, the changes in their body and mind are also different. Two hormones are mainly responsible for various changes in the female body. The names of these two hormones are estrogen and progesterone. Under the influence of these hormones, there is a change in voice, rapid physical growth and other changes, including the increase in the size of various parts of the body. Due to this hormone, menstruation starts in girls. Girls usually start menstruating when they are 10-17 years old. A sign of a woman’s fertility is regular menstruation. The onset of menstruation is a sign of good health.

Bangladeshi women usually stop menstruating between the ages of 45-55. This menstrual cycle occurs every 28 days or once a month and usually lasts for 3-7 days. Testosterone is the hormone responsible for various changes in the body of boys during puberty. Under the influence of this hormone, their physical and mental changes occur. Boys’ voices are heavy. Beard and mustache grow on face (Fig. 4.02), rapid physical growth. Boys between 13 and 15 years of age develop sperm and sometimes ejaculate during sleep at night. Both boys and girls undergo physical changes as well as mental changes. Boys and girls at this age are imaginative and driven by emotions. They want to keep themselves tidy. At this time, boys are attracted to girls and girls are attracted to boys. This is how teenagers gradually become adults.