Understanding Young Adolescents' Physical Development

1. Developmental Needs

1.1. Appetite: "Insatiable and peculiar"

1.1.1. Rapid growth

1.1.2. Continuous eating

1.1.3. Calories depend on gender, activity levels, size

1.1.4. Negative influences

1.2. Sleep

1.2.1. Importance

1.2.2. Causes of going to bed late

1.2.3. Deprivation Effects

2. Tips for Teachers

2.1. Successful teaching depends on knowledge of developmental needs

2.2. Adolescent self-perception

2.3. Take Action

3. Females

3.1. Estrogen

3.2. Menstrutation

3.3. Breasts

3.4. Early puberty

4. Males

4.1. Testosterone

4.2. Physical Changes

4.2.1. Earlier

4.2.2. Later

4.2.3. "Locker Room Syndrome"

4.2.4. Results of early maturation

5. Growth and Rapid Change

5.1. General hormones

5.2. Growth Spurt

5.3. Skeletal and Muscular Changes

5.3.1. "Awkward stage"

5.3.2. Growing Pains