Of course, no one admits to looking at anybody else, but they do it because they're coming to terms with their new body and seeing it compared with other people's bodies. JENNIFER JOHNSON, MD: There's a lot of comparing of naked bodies among kids, they're thinking, "What's he look like, compared with what I look like?" That's what happens in the showers in the gym. They're comparing themselves a lot with their peers, and part of the process is to figure out what's normal and what's not. What is one of the primary concerns among teenagers, as their hormone levels are increasing and they are beginning to see changes in their bodies?ĭAVID BELL, MD: One of the main things teenagers want to know is that everything is normal. Most teenagers have entered puberty, and are actively exploring their sexuality, and it can be a profoundly confusing time.īelow, two adolescent health experts discuss what parents and their middle adolescent children need to know about sex and sexuality. One day they behave like five-year-olds, the next like mature adults. They are in the throes of adolescence, which often means they are moody, private, likely to take risks, and likely to challenge authority and conventions. If there's one age group that parents wring their hands over, it's teenagers between the ages of fourteen and seventeen.
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