How to Survive Puberty

Transcript One of the first signs of puberty as a girl is when your breasts start to develop and it’s a whole long process that goes a little bit like this. First you get something called a breast bud which is like a nickel sized lump underneath your nipples. And sometimes they’re sore and tender. …

Transcript Hey there, I’m Dr. Jennifer Wider and I’m going to be your guide through puberty here on HowCast. I decided to do this project because I truly believe in empowering powering just like you, to get good solid health information through the media, in order to make good choices. After graduating from Princeton University, …

Transcript Do you feel weird because your body is going through a lot of changes? No matter whether you’re a boy or a girl, whether you play soccer or cello, no matter where you live or what you do, one thing is for sure. You’re going to go through puberty. One cool thing to note …

Transcript So I was giving a talk at a middle school recently and the lacrosse coach asked me if I wanted a ride up to the middle school because the parking lot was blocked. So I jumped on the van with the lacrosse team after practice and boy was that a mistake. Because it smelled …

Transcript Puberty starts for girls around eight, nine and ten. It starts for boys a little later, around nine, ten, 11. If you notice different changes that you are experiencing, you may be going through something called precocious puberty, so look in the mirror. If you’re a girl about seven, or younger, and you notice …

Instructions Step 1: Understand what delayed puberty is Understand what delayed puberty is: when puberty doesn’t happen during the average time frame allotted to boys and girls. Step 2: Causes of delayed puberty Know that delayed puberty is completely normal. Causes can be hereditary and dietary. Transcript Are you freaking out because all of your …

Transcript Have you ever returned back to school in September and noticed that your friend doesn’t recognize you, or you don’t recognize her? That’s because she’s taller. Growth spurts come along with all of the changes that accompany puberty, and boys and girls grow at different rates. Sometimes you’ll notice that if you’re a girl …

Transcript If you poll kids going through puberty, by far one of the most annoying changes that they experience is acne. But don’t worry if that’s you because we all break out. Studies tell us that 90% of kids going through puberty, that’s 9 in 10 people, experience acne and it’s totally normal. What’s going …

Transcript Puberty is a time of change. Things are going on with your body that are changing rapidly and things are going on with your emotions, and things feel sometimes a little bit out of control. Sometimes during puberty you can get into situations that may make you feel uncomfortable. And this is when you …

Transcript So it’s Saturday morning, you’re sound asleep and mom is calling “wake up, wake up.” and you glass at the clock, you don’t even realize it’s already noon. She’s screaming at you that you’re missing a beautiful day. Your dad finally comes in and pulls the covers off, what’s going on? You need more …

Transcript Have you ever felt pressured to do something you weren’t comfortable doing or ready to do? Peer pressure is something that can plague everybody, and it’s something that everybody deals with during puberty. Puberty is a time of change, a time when your body is changing. You’re going through emotional turmoil. Your moods are …

Transcript So what is one thing you notice when you put a man next to a boy? One of the most basic differences between a man and a boy is hair. When you go through puberty, you are developing a lot of hair, and sometimes in weird places, places you’ve never had hair before. And …

Transcript This is puberty. It’s a time of change. A time when your body is making lots of changes and your mind is changing too. The situation for a lot of people is their confused and frustrated and a little worried that some of these changes aren’t normal. I’ll let you in on a little …

Transcript Are you noticing that your friend is as tall as LeBron James, but you’re really short and only come up to his knees? Or possibly you’re noticing all sorts of other things, like your friend has facial hair and you don’t? Or you do, and he doesn’t? All of these changes are normal. For …

Transcript Puberty is sort of a weird time because your body is going through a ton of different changes it’s all due to your hormones. As a boy, one of the first changes you’re going to notice is the growth of your testicles. Those are the two ball like structures in a sack that lie …

Transcript Are you sick of people calling your house and confusing you with your little sister? Or have you noticed strange changes in your voice? Cracks, creaks, squeaks? Your voice may be changing and this is one of the many changes that occur in puberty and it’s all due to your hormones. Let me explain …

Transcript Have you noticed a lump in the middle of your throat growing during puberty? This is known as your Adam’s apple, and if you want to feel it, you can take three fingers and put it on your middle of your throat and start to talk. When you feel something moving up and down …

Transcript Have you noticed all these weird changes lately? You’re getting hair in weird places, you raised your hand in class, you notice you’re soaked with sweat, you have some body odor, your voice is changing, you’re getting erections for absolutely no reason at all. All of this is called puberty and the reason that …

Transcript Have you noticed your penis getting hard lately for no apparent reason? You’ve been capable of having an erection since you were a little boy, but all of a sudden you’ve hit puberty, and it starts to happen more frequently and for no reason. You’re not having sexual thoughts, and you’re not touching yourself, …

Transcript Did you just flip out at your sister because she borrowed your Xbox to play Barbie World Tour International Dressup and now she lost your controller? Are you feeling mad or super sensitive or super happy, and then you feel very upset? These are called mood swings. And believe it or not, when you …

Transcript You’re going through puberty and you notice some of the girls around you developing breasts. You think this fine and dandy, and you may be a little excited even until you look down at your own chest and notice that you’re developing breasts too. Your first reaction is, “What the heck is going on?” …

Transcript So you want to know if masturbation is normal? The answer is absolutely, yes. One study I read said that three in four teenage boys, that’s 75 percent of teenage boys, admitted to masturbating, but there’s this joke that 99 percent of teenage boys actually masturbate, and the other one percent lie about it. …

Transcript So, you’re changing for gym class, and you notice that everyone around you is wearing training bras, but you’re not and you’re feeling kind of embarassed. Or, you go to a sleepover party and all the girls are talking about how relieved they are that they don’t have pubic hair yet, but you’ve already …

Transcript You make plans with your friend and she cancels on you because she has a sore throat, and you worry incessantly that she’s mad at you. You show your art project to your brother, and he rolls his eyes, and you start balling. Your parents are driving you crazy. You’re happy one minute. You’re …

Transcript Okay. So you’re getting ready to have your period. Ask most adult women when their first period was and many of them are going to have a story for you. The truth is that most women, every woman for that matter, has their period at one time or another. All of these puberty hormones …

Transcript One of the first changes that you’re going to experiencing after your breasts start to develop, is pubic hair development. Pubic hair starts to develop probably around the ages of 9, 10, 11, 12, all the way up to 16. And the hair grows in your genital area, it starts off as sort of …

Transcript Your best friend just told you that she doesn’t love your miniskirt. You feel so upset. Your mom is driving you crazy. Your teacher told you to rewrite your English assignment, and now you start bawling. You’re angry one minute. You’re happy the next. You have tons of mood swings. Your body’s going through …

Transcript If you’re going through puberty, you may notice that the girls in your class are a little bit taller than the guys, and that’s because the growth spurt that you experience during puberty happens for girls a little bit earlier than the boys. Growth spurts for girls start usually between the ages of nine …

Transcript Okay, so you’re really upset one minute at your mom, and then you go to the Taylor Swift concert with your girlfriend, and you’re having the time of your life. You get home, your brother said something the wrong way, and you scream at him. What is going on here, you wonder. You are …

Transcript For girls who are overweight or obese, they can experience puberty a little bit earlier than other people, and you may notice signs like facial hair, pubic hair development, underarm hair growth, you get your period, your breast start to develop a little bit earlier than, let’s say, seven or eight. The reason may …

Transcript Remember that boy in third grade you used to sit next to, and you thought he was really annoying, but now all of a sudden you think he’s kind of cute. Going through puberty you may have some feelings, sexual feelings, feelings of attraction for other people, and they’re totally normal. Actually your body …

Transcript One thing you may not be thinking about during puberty are your bones, but you really should. Have you ever noticed those elderly women walking around sort of hunched over? The reason that they’re hunched over is that they have a disease called osteoporosis, which is responsible for the thinning of the bones, making …

Transcript So you’re going through puberty, and you notice that your body is changing quite a bit. You might have packed on some pounds, you might be a little curvier, your breast might be developing, and all of these changes may make you feel confused and wonder what’s going on. Puberty brings on a lot …