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Defining puberty
So first we have to define puberty. What does puberty mean? Usually when I talk to youth, they say something like "Ooh ohh! Miss Devine, doesn't it mean just growing up? Or all those changes that happen?" And I usually say something like, "Well, yea. Puberty is just a fancy word for all the changes that happen between the time that you're a child and the time that you become an adult." It doesn't mean that you're fully an adult, but there are a lot of changes that happen during that time. Some of those changes have to do with our reproductive health because one of the major changes that happen during puberty is that our bodies become able to reproduce. For humans, that means we're capable of making new humans. So, in order talk about puberty, we will have to talk about the area between our belly button and our knees. So, we'll be learning about all the physical and emotional changes that happen during puberty. Its also important during puberty to figure out who is it that you can talk to, a trusted adult, so that you can get support about those changes that are happening in your bodies.
