Various Changes During Teens

The var­i­ous changes dur­ing teens indi­cate approach­ing adult­hood. The begin­ning of this is the stage of puberty when cer­tain nor­mal changes take place in both girls and boys.

They grow in height and weight. Along with this the oil glands too secrete more oil and that results in the growth of pim­ples. The pubic areas and the armpits have new growth of hair and the secre­tion of love hor­mones makes the teenager very emotional.

For girls the hor­mone is called estro­gen while the boys have testos­terone flow­ing through their body. Cer­tain dis­tinct dif­fer­ences are noticed between both the sexes. For the girls the onset of the men­strual period is a big change in their lives as this pre­pares them to be moth­ers in the future. The growth of the mam­mary glands and the widen­ing of the hips give them a dis­tinct fem­i­nine phys­i­cal feature.

For the boys the stage of puberty spans between thir­teen and fif­teen years. Besides the increase of height and weight the shoul­ders broaden and the body grows mus­cu­lar. New hair growth takes place on the chest as well.

The voice turns hoarse for some while for the oth­ers it cracks. The mas­cu­line voice is soon formed after the teenager passes through this phase. Boy’s teens become grad­u­ally con­scious about their looks just as the girls do. The teens body image is very pre­cious to the teenager.  They take new inter­est in chang­ing their looks with new hair­cuts or per­haps a new dress code.

Dis­tinct changes in the men­tal­ity of the teenager are also observed. They turn volatile at times as well as sen­ti­men­tal. An adamant nature is a pre­dom­i­nant fea­ture of their behav­ioral pat­tern. This is also the stage when romance begins.

Though the mind remains imma­ture the feel­ing love and ten­der often pro­voke them to fall for the other sex. Attrac­tion for the oppo­site sex is noticed in both boys and girls. This is why girls grow more attached to their fathers while boys are closer to the mothers.

Mood swings mark this stage and that often cre­ates a rift in the rela­tion­ship with their par­ents.  A great deal of com­pas­sion is expected from par­ents and friends dur­ing the teenage years and with the right moral sup­port the teenager can grow up to be a good human being.