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Growing and Changing

Our Bodies

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Puberty

Puberty is a time when a person's body, feelings, and relationships change from a child's into an adult's. These changes are physical, emotional, and social. Puberty happens to everyone although everyone goes through the changes of puberty at different times in their life.

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Whoa!

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Puberty

A Closer Look

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Who We Are

Gender Identity

The characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed.

One's innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One's gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth.

Sexual orientation is the emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction that a person feels toward another person.It Is who you think you are attracted to or could see yourself loving.

Gender

Sexual Orientation

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Gender Stereotypes

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What Makes us Different and Special

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Be Kind

Be Respectful

Treat Others the Way You Want to be Treated!

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Relationships

Family/Friends

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Romantic Relationships -

Young adults/adults can form romantic relationships with someone else. Sometimes, this type of relationship includes physical intimacy

which could lead to having a baby.

Reproduction

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Other Ways to Have a Baby

  • Adoption- a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents

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  • Surrogacy - Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to delivery/labour on behalf of another couple or person. The surrogate will carry and deliver the child for the intended parents.

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  • Working with a Fertility Doctor- A doctor who has special training in helping people come up with different ways to have a baby

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Setting Boundaries

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Questions???

Find a trusted adult!

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You classroom teacher or any other teacher you feel comfortable with

Teachers

Mom/Dad, Guardians,Grandparents, Uncles and Aunts

Parents/Family Member

Ms. Mastropaolo

Principal

Mrs. Williams

Guidance Counselor