Signs of Puberty - JSS2 Home economics Lesson Note

There are individual differences. Therefore, these periods cannot be the same for everyone and for everybody.

Signs of puberty in boys

1. Hair begin to grow on different parts of the body such as the armpit, public region, beard around the jaw and a moustache above the upper lip.
2. Voice breaks and becomes deeper.
3. There is change in general body appearance as muscles develop.
4. The boy may need larger and new cloths as sex organs develop.
5. Sex glands called testicles produce spermatozoa or sperm.

Signs of puberty in girls

1. The breasts develop.
2. The body changes.
3. Hair grows on her armpits and private region. Menstruation begins.
4. There could be ski changes and problem such as pimples.