Aspect of Pubertal Development

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Growing up adolescents go through a lot of changes and most of these changes affect their experience in middle school and high school. A student with a lot of acne will usually not have as good of an experience as one with perfect skin or a student who has pigeon toed does not have the same balance as one who is not so in turn they do not have the same opportunities in school. For me it was when I got my period, which was in fifth grade, no one else had gotten their yet or knew what a period was. This paper will talk about how getting my period early affected me in school, how it affects me now, and what research has to say about early periods. Then Social Development When I first got my period in fifth grade I did not know what was happening. I was in a stage where when I hurt myself I did not tell my mom I just tried to fix it myself. So I rolled up toilet paper and tried to hide what was happening. However that is something a young girl cannot hide. Soon my mom and sisters found out and explained to me what was happening. Even though I now knew what was happening I never told my friends. I did not want them to think I was strange because no one else had started their period yet. I remember that my neighbor, a girl my age, invited me to go to the lake with her, but it was my time of the month and I did not yet use tampons. I cried and begged my mom to come up with an excuse to why I could not go, to this day I never know if she did or not. I was able to keep it a secret until one day at school I bleed through my pants. I remember my best friend freaking out and taking me to the bathroom, there I explained to her what was happening and she gave me her sweatshirt to tie around my waist for the rest of the day. All this happene... ... middle of paper ... ...ing up adolescents go through a lot of changes and most of these changes affect their experience in middle school and high school. A student with a lot of acne will usually not have as good of an experience as one with perfect skin or a student who has pigeon toed does not have the same balance as one who is not so in turn they do not have the same opportunities in school. These changes might seem minor or heck everyone has zits or goes through the process but it affects everyone differently. For me it was when I got my period, and while I was embarrassed and was barely able to talk about it now I am comfortable with it and am able to talk about it with friends and family when I need to. References McCade, M., & Ricciardelli, L. (2004). A longitudinal study of pubertal timing and extreme body change behaviors among adolescents boys and girls. 39(153), 145-162.

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