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__Kieran and Lachlan Puberty Website__

__puberty __ Puberty (say: **pyoo**-ber-tee) is the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change as you move from kid to adult. Stuff like girls developing breasts and boys starting to look more like men. During puberty, your body will grow faster than at any other time in your life, except for when you were a baby. It helps to know about the changes that puberty causes before they happen. That way, you know what to expect. It's also important to remember that everybody goes through these changes. No matter where you live, whether you're a boy or a girl you will experience them. No two people are the same, but one thing everyone has in common is that we all go through puberty. __ Facts and Myths about puberty __ __Myth number 1__ The development of pubic hair signals the onset of puberty. __Myth number 2__ Breast development signals the onset of puberty in girls. __Myth number 3__ Puberty in girls now begins earlier than it did in the past. __fact number 1__ The develpment of pubic hair can come at any time at the start of puberty or at the end. __fact number 2__ The development of breasts can also come at the start of puberty or at the end. __fact number 3__ A girls average age of starting puberty is 12-15 and studies have shown that girls have not started puberty any earlier than they have in the past 60 years.

__ About the media __

You Should'nt allways believe what the media and magazines tell you about puberty or growing up if you need help or have any question it is best to seek your parents.This is what some students ave said about the betrayl from the media and magazins.

[] .The picture in the magazine doesn’t actually look like the real thing. . The people in the magazines are not really who they are because they edit the picture on the computer.

.The media changes things to make people look pretty.

.That to be noticed people think you have to be attractive.

.The media tells us that sex appeal is a lot more important than personality.

.Many people think you have to be pretty to be noticed.

.The media shows us fake images.

.I learned that magazines are getting to us by sexual images.

.It takes about 5 hours to complete a photo shoot, most of which is      preparation on the models looks.

.Real people aren’t always what they seem or what people are supposed to be.

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