Preparing to face teen age

Are you a kid soon getting in to your teen ages and you wonder all the time what it means to be a teenager?
I'm going to drill you through that,  telling you all you need to know because I've been there before.
  Firstly, I will love to let you know that though we are on the same planet(earth), we literally live in different worlds influence by different  beliefs and cultures...
Across the earth in different continents and countries,  even neighborhoods, we have different life styles and that  greatly influences transitions.

I will tell you about the transition as an African kid. With all the ups and down,  I bet the transition in Africa is not as easy as it is in other places around the world. This is because here in Africa , we have Lil or no talks about growing up and transition Into and through teen ages...
Personally,  I grew up with my grandpa who had nothing to tell me about the transition into the teen age so I literally discovered it all on my own.

A simple definition of a teenager is anyone between the ages of 13 and 19.
During this period of time they are several changes that the body experience and in some cases,  some of these changes come before one even become a teen.
The changes here are both . Internal and external 

External(physical) Changes.

These physical changes include;

Growth of Pubic Hairs 

The first thing that I noticed on my body which abnormal was the growth of hairs around genital. 

I was scared and asked my mom and then she replied me with a shy tune that “it's OK son. I will tell you about that later" and that was all about our discussion.  These hairs grow in order to Providing cushion against friction that can cause skin abrasion and injury, protection from bacteria and other unwanted pathogens. So fear not its OK. 

Changes in voice 

For the male, your voice will begin to sound like you have caught cold. 

That's the beginning of the deepening of the voice.  You are becoming a man.

For the females,  your voice start to become Sharp and light though in some cases, your voice may deepen a Lil but it is normal don't feel bad. 

Change in body

For males,  you will start developing muscles and your chest will start to enlarge, this also contribute to the deepening of the voice. 

For the females you body will become smooth and shiny, the hip become broad in preparation for child birth.

This also gives the girl her shape and makes her beautiful...

The breast also begins to enlarge as time goes on. 

All of these is just the preparation for adulthood.. 

So don't get disturbed about it.  

It's not bad.  

On our next page, we will be looking at the Internal(psychological and systematic)changes.

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