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Physical changes of Adolescence __** What’s happening to my body? Why do I have acne on my face? And what is this hair on my genitals? The answer is adolescence. Puberty is the most important physical change in adolescence. Puberty is a major development stage that prepares the body from a child to an adult. The physical changes the body goes through in adolescence are the most rapid. Puberty symbols a child’s maturation from childhood to adolescence and adulthood. It is during puberty that a person’s body begins to take on sexual characteristics. For many parents, this change can be a bit scary because it means their child is developing into a sexual being.
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 * __Changes in Puberty for Boys and Girls __**
 * __ Boys __**
 * [[image:http://brainz.org/media/uploads/2009/08/malepuberty.png width="323" height="225" align="right"]]Increase in size.
 * Boys grow hair in pubic area, underarms, facial hair, chest hair and arm and legs.
 * Development in muscles.
 * Boys' voices deepen - Vocal cords get thicker and longer
 * Become more independent.
 * Sweat and oil glands become livelier, and body odour varies.
 * Development of acne
 * Reproductive system starts to work.


 * __ Girls __**
 * Breast develop [[image:http://www.endotext.org/pediatrics/pediatrics13/figures/figure1.png width="273" height="330" align="right"]]
 * Grow taller and weight increases
 * Hips and waist become wider.
 * Start to get periods (menstruation).
 * Mood swings.
 * Body hair grows in the pubic area, under the arms, and becomes thicker on the arms and legs.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Acne may develop.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Reproductive system matures