Adolescence in Transition

The period of adolescence is a major turning point for both boys and girls. It signifies a time that society should recognise them as sexual beings since their sexual play during earlier years is usually ignored by adults.

The question is, can sex wait for these teenagers who are bursting at the seam with great expectations! That is what we will explore together here.

At this stage, the quality of sexual experience changes radically from childhood sex play. Young people become erotic and sexuality is decisively formed. It is a time when you and your teenagers need to understand and discuss these changes that these young adults go through during the transition from childhood to adulthood.

No matter how vigilant you are, the opportunity will arise for these young people to explore their sexuality without your knowledge. You as parents or guardians need to understand the context in which the exploration can take place and what preparations and precautions to be in place. These teenagers face many challenges as they emerge from childhood.

They also encounter a complex and stressful period. They no longer have the protected status of childhood, yet they are not ready to function as adults in a fast-pace technological society. I cannot forget my parents saying to me that adolescence means: adults without sense.

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She went on to explain that teenagers develop separate spheres of feeling and acting. They begin to experience their sexuality in radically different ways according to the pattens set forth by their sex roles.

I have learnt that boys become more aggressive in their sexual behaviour, with sexual activities tied very closely to their needs for status among other boys. They want to be recognised as "men" by the people with whom they spend most of their time, their peers.

The sexual aggressiveness of these boys is encouraged more than their preparation as good husbands and fathers. Subsequently, they enter marriage with sexual prowess but without the degree of emotional maturity and interpersonal experience that the girls have acquired.

You need to also be aware that girls are gradually participating in more overt sexual experiences, seeking association with boys in romantic, sexual relations.

Traditionally, girls have been encouraged to be "nice" and control their sexuality(and their need for identity during young adulthood so that they can get a husband later in life.

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Puberty It's true that puberty can be the most difficult time in young people's lives, not to mention the lives of their families. The physical and emotional changes brought on by puberty can often make communication between parents and their children difficult. Therefore, establishing positive communication with your children before puberty begins, is extremely important.

We define adolescence as the period between childhood and adulthood, roughly ages nine to nineteen.Puberty is the name for the period during adolescence when a child's body begins growing into adulthood. During this time both sexes are capable of reproduction.

Physical changes: Growth spurt and weight gain; body hair develops; muscles develop; voice change; sweat and oil glsnds become more active; reproductive system begins to work.

Adolescence, Can Sex Wait Until Later?

Can Sex Wait on Teenagers in Transition?

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