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To Our Home Page Puberty can be embarrasing, and frustrating. There are many ways in helping to keep puberty at bay and in control. Some of these help the physical changes in males and females. Others, help the emotional and social things such as councelling.
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__** Physical Coping Strategies **__ Physical changes in teenagers can be really embarrassing for them. It can lead to depression and confusion. Pimple cream is one of the main contributors of prevention of pimples during puberty such as Clearasil, Clean & Clear and Pro-Active. These all target zits, acne, blackheads etc which can make a teenager feel comfortable and confident. __** Boys **__ In boys they also have pimple cream to help them with acne. pimples or acne usually hits them at the time they want to look their best. Applying this once or twice a day can minimise the flow of sebum into the skin and prevent blockage. When facial hair starts to grow you can start shaving if your parents think its time. Using shaving cream and using a shaver once or twice a week should do it because your hair cells aren't used to having their cells cut and trimmed. During puberty boys experience wet dreams. This can minimise the embarrassment and wet clothing and sheets by having a box of tissues and/or wipes to wipe up the mess in the middle of the night. Use of deoderant is also vital because you develop underarm odour. __** Girls **__ In girls a few problems may occur. It includes breast development and fitting a bra. This has to be a good fit to minimise breast problems such as breast lumps and/or pain. To minimise this, talk to your parents about it. In menstruation, when the girls have a period, you usually use a pad or tampon. These are worn under your underpants and are used for the soaking up of blood. Use of deoderant is also important because, like boys, they produce odour.

__** Emotional Coping Strategies **__ During emotional changes you can becme quite insensitive to your emotions. At one time you can be happy, next you can be quite angry and sad. The best solution is to talk to your parents and if your emotions become too intense, talk to your doctor. Another way is getting exercise and/or dietary changes. It is often easier to deal with these changes to focus positively and if you are worried, talk to a trusted adult. __** Social Coping Strategies **__ For coping with social changes such as conflicts with parents and depression, the easiest way to deal with it is to talk to your school councillor, parents an/or doctor. If it is not dealt with or ignored it can lead other problems such as confusion.