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    believe are the reasons for children developing earlier; early puberty, consumerism/complex shift, peer pressure, and technology. Early Puberty Early puberty has been observed more in young ladies than in young gentlemen. The typical age of a girl beginning puberty has declined. In the early 1900s girl started their periods between the ages of fourteen and fifteen. A little over one hundred years later,

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    concerning many parents today is a phenomenon known as precocious puberty, in which the appearance of physical and hormonal signs of puberty occur earlier than normal. Girls at the age of eight and boys at the age of nine or younger who undergo the first stages of puberty are considered abnormal. Although, precocious puberty occurs primarily in girls researchers are finding that it can happen in boys as well. The causes of precocious puberty are still being explored and the science is definitive, yet researchers

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    Precocious Puberty Precocious puberty happens when a child begins to go through puberty and change more into an adult too early. When this begins before the ages of 8 in females and 9 in males, it is considered precocious puberty. The causes of this aren’t often found. Some conditions or situations such as, hormone displacement, infections, brain tumors or abnormalities, can lead to this. To help treat this medications are given to delay the development. (Mayo Clinic Staff Print, 2016). Precocious

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    Perils of Puberty Objective: 1. Students will be able to identify the perils of puberty Girls experience. 2. Students will be able to identify the perils of puberty Boys experience. Pre-Teach: I am going to introduce the lesson by having students reflect and discuss something they went through during puberty. The purpose of this activity is to activate the students background knowledge about puberty. Peri-Teach I will introduce the perils of puberty Girls and Boys experience, presented

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    on the timing of puberty [in girls]. “The timing of puberty is also influenced by the absence of the biological father in the home.” (Hockenbury, 2015, p 377). By “also” he is referring to additional biologic factors such as level of physical activity and body mass index. While it is true that there is much research supporting the concept of earlier puberty tied to absence of the father, there is also significant information about maternal factors which can affect the age of puberty during childhood

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    Hormones found in food is causing early puberty in adolescents. In recent news article published by NBC News an eight year old girl started developing acne and breast. Her parents didn’t know how to cope with their daughter maturing at such an early age so they decided to take her to the doctor. There the little girl was diagnosed with early puberty and had to be treated with drug implants to slow down her sudden growth. Recent studies have shown that meat industry animals injected with synthetic

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    As children grow, their body begins to signal adulthood with changes, called puberty. Puberty makes a child start developing as an adult. As a result, it affects the physique and mind in a new way. Changes that range from getting taller (in both sexes), to acquiring new hormones that develop in the brain. Normally, these hormones make many of the children experience a new way they contemplate certain things, including sex. For that reason, many questions as “Why this is growing?”, “Why my voice is

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    Part 1 There are many different myth about puberty when it starts and how it ends based on different types of study on this subject. What one theories say about puberty another theories argue against the other theory about puberty? Some say it start with height or weight with both sexes. When other say it start out with hair and breast in different area when it comes to a female. While other argues it neither of those things is start before or after a girl start their menstrual and it start with

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    Puberty in teenager’s early puberty stages can be effected by hormonal changes and imbalances. Studies in high-risk exposal areas of the world potential effects of related amounts of endocrine disruptors at particular times of their developmental statuses can affect the timing of puberty. Endocrine disrupters can be prevented during adolescent time frames by the parents purchasing products of organic processes and keeping away from processed foods, some household chemicals, pesticides, and plastics

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    When a child hits puberty their brain starts thinking differently then when they were younger (Elkind, 1967). They are now able to conceive their own thoughts. With these newly developed notions they are able to reason more accurately (Elkind, 1967). Another aspect that comes

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