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The procedure of fast physical changes in adolescence is called puberty. It usually starts, from the years 11 for girls and 13 for boys. Nutrition is changing the start of puberty in most countries. So, your children may hit puberty earlier than you did. Girls start hormone changes before boys will, for the first three or four years, they appear to mature much faster. After this, boys catch up. When girls hit puberty they have their growth spurt straight away but with boys they have their growth spurt at the end of puberty.

**__ Changes: For girls: __ **
__ menstrual periods, growth of under-arm, body and pubic hair. __  **For boys:** voice breaks, growth of body and pubic hair, facial hair, erections and wet dreams. For both: Rapid physical growth.