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Sexual Development
Certainly, the public has debated about the appropriateness of sexual education in school. Yet in spite of the fears of increased promiscuity in "sex educated teens" the overall rate for teen pregnancy is starting to decrease. But there's more to education then just the act of sex itself. However and whenever you decide to teach your child about sexuality, your teen will go through puberty. They will experience changes in their body whether anyone decides to educate them or not.
As your child enters puberty there are a lot of changes their bodies will go through as they mature. If you don't prepare your child for these changes, they can be frightened or unsure of what's happening to them. Here are some stages of sexual development.
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Females: pubic hair, breast development, most important menarche, the start of their period. Many women have memories of how scared they were when it first occurred. |
| Males: pubic hair, testicular enlargement. |
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