When you feel like every time your child is growing, it is not just an imagination. They are actually growing and changing due to hormonal changes. The hormonal changes in a child generally take place during the teem age. Children suffer any change in their body, emotions, behavior at that time. All changes are due to hormonal changes.

During the teenage boys and girl goes through different hormonal changes. The age at which a child’s body grows and begins to change as an adult is Puberty. The teenage years are also called Adolescence years.

Here are signs to find out that your child is going through hormonal changes:

Some changes are common for girls and boys in Puberty, while some are different. It’s all because of male and female hormones. 

Changes in Boys:

In males, it becomes hard to know precisely when Puberty begins. These changes are a bit slow in the earlier years of Puberty as compared to girls. The hormonal changes in boys generally start one or two years later than in girls. Every boy suffers hormonal changes at different ages and different rates. The change rate varies from person to person.

Some common changes in boys are:

• In boys, generally, the first sign of Puberty is the enlargement of the scrotum and testes. Later the Penis grows.
• The hair starts growing in different parts of the body, but initially, during Puberty, hairs are soft.
• Later the hair becomes coarser and darker.
• Body size of boys increases. In some boy’s arms, feet, legs grow earlies than the whole body.
• The change in voice. Voice gets deeper and Crack during this time.
• When the Penis enlarges, the teen boy may begin to erections. During the later years of Puberty, the boy’s body starts producing semen.
• As puberty increases, oily skin also increases, all due to the changing hormones.

Changes in Girls:

 The hormonal changes in girls generally begin at the age of 11 and 12 years. The body of a girl body changes until 18 or 19 years. The growth rate in girls is usually high during the earlier years of Puberty and later becomes slow. But the change rate in girls also varies from person to person.

Some common changes in girls are:

• The first sign of puberty in girls is generally the development of breast buds under the nipple. Buds form under the nipple, and the breast and nipple become slightly raised. During this time, the areola gets larger.
• Brest continues to grow and shape changes during the teenage.
• Pubic hair grows, and hair grows under armpits. Firstly tha hair is softer but later, during Puberty becomes darker. Some girls may notice the hair in other parts of the body also.
• Body size starts growing, and height increases but at different rates in different girls.
• Girl’s ovaries stars producing eggs. Thus menstruation begins. It is responsible for the reproduction in females.
• Body shape changes.
• In the later years of Puberty, acne and oily skin increase.

Some common changes in girls and boys also include the change in feelings. Your child wants to become more independent and free. They start building their privacy. Children Suffer the sudden mood-changing also.

Hormonal changes bring a lot of changes to your child. They are transforming into an adult from a child. Puberty is not just about physical changes. It’s about emotional changes also. Children need the full support of their parents during that time. Their mind is full of questions. Children’s heart is full of different emotions. Parents must help their children during their teenage.

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