Birth Order - Play - Temperament
[Research]
Developmental Stages: Prenatal - Toddler/Preschool - School Age - Puberty - Teenage
Developmental Domains:  Intellectual - Language - Social/Emotional - Physical

Puberty Information for Parents and Kids

As children approach and move through adolescence, they proceed through the following five stages of puberty:

  Boys Girls

Resources

LINKS
Pubertal Development

Stages of Puberty

Boys' and Girls' Concerns About Puberty

Puberty Information For Boys

Puberty Information For Girls

BOOKS
AMA Girl's Guide to Becoming a Teen

AMA Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen

Boys: What's Happening to My Body?


Ready, Set, Grow!: A What's Happening to My Body? Book for Younger Girls

Period.: A Girl's Guide

Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children About Sex and Character

 

Stage one Prepubertal

No sexual development
 
Prepubertal

No sexual development
 
Stage two Testes enlarge

Body odor
Breast budding

First pubic hair

Body odor

Height spurt
 
Stage three Penis enlarges

Pubic hair starts growing

Ejaculation (wet dreams)
Breasts enlarge

Pubic hair darkens, becomes curlier

Vaginal discharge
 
Stage four Continued enlargement of testes and penis

Penis and scrotal sac deepen in color

Pubic hair curlier and coarser

Height spurt

Male breast development
 
Onset of menstruation

Nipple is distinct from areola
Stage five Fully mature adult

Pubic hair extends to inner thighs

Increases in height slow, then stop
Fully mature female

Pubic hair extends to inner thighs

Increases in height slow, then stop
 

 


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