ADOLESCENCE- JOYS AND CHALLENGES.

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Developing from infants to adolescent can be a wonderful time in life, it also comes with it's challenges. Many adults look back to those years fondly. Little wonder we hear many people make statements as: I wish I could go back to my teen years..., That was my teen years..., and so forth.
Many adolescent are under added pressure because of the hard and difficult times we live in. Indeed this tulmultuous period of life can be fraught with feelings of awkwardness, anxiety, and confusion.

Simply put "ADOLESCENCE" is the stage of life between childhood and adulthood.
It is a time for physical, emotional and even social changes.

• LET US LOOK AT THE JOY
  [1] It means that you are on your way to becoming an adult.
  [2]The entry into ADOLESCENCE can be so exciting. On the other hand this phase of life comes with it's challenges.

During this phase of life changes takes place to prepare you for sexual reproduction. This process is called "PUBERTY" it takes years to complete, and it affects more than just the reproductive organ.
Each person has his or her own special biological time clock that dictates when the various changes of puberty will occur. Nothing is wrong with you personally if puberty begins before or after your peers. Puberty can affect your looks, your feelings, and how you veiw the world around you.

• SOME OF THE FASCINATING YET CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF THIS UNIQUE STAGE OF LIFE.

Puberty begins with the increase in hormone levels, notably of estrogen in girls and testosterone in boys. These hormonal changes are partially responsible for the seemingly miraculous physical transformation that follows.
Infact your body grows at it's fastest rate after puberty begins. Rapid increase in height which is called growth spurt may also be experienced. Feeling awkward physically during this time is normal, you might even experience some degree of clumsiness, but be patient you are not doomed to a life time of being accident prone, the physical awkwardness of adolescence will pass.

Girls begin having menstrual period "ie" the discharge of blood monthly. The menstrual period is usually accompanied by cramps as well as drop in hormone levels. The onset of menstruation can be quite startling. This is a new and sudden experience for girls. Some might even complain that the experience messed up their emotions.

There is no need to be freightened when you begin having menstrual periods. After all it is an indication that your body is functioning normal. In time you will learn how to cope with the unpleasant aspects of your period. To some girls regular exercise decreases painful cramps. To others drastically reducing physical activity decreases the pain.
In all just "LEARN TO LISTEN TO YOUR BODY" and be observant so that you can react accordingly.

• CONCLUSION

Both boys and girls are increasingly concious of their physical appearance during adolescence. It is not unusual for adolescent to experience a wide range of painful emotions. Loneliness is experienced more frequently and more intensely in adolescence than in either childhood or adulthood.

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