late body maturation

Puberty is the sum of all the changes that occur in the growing girl or boy as the individual passes from childhood into adulthood . This phase of rapid physical and psychological and social changes prepares the child into a period of full sexual maturation . Furthermore , this phase is manifested by growth spurt and development of secondary sex characteristics . Growth hormones are the reason for the development of secondary sex characteristics which can be described as the changes in the outward appearance that signal the onset of reproductive maturity These include growth of

pubic hair , changes in the appearance of sex organs and breast development . Accompanying these changes is the feeling of anxiety and shame of these rapid bodily changes so without proper guidance during this turbulent stage in his life may not prepare him for the more complex problems of adulthood

Not all adolescents undergo these changes at the same time some mature late while some mature early . The onset of puberty can occur as early as age 7 years in girls and 9 and ? in boys or as late as 13 in girls and 13 ? in boys . In girls , the interval between the first sign of puberty and complete physical maturation can be as short as six years and in boys , the comparable interval ranges from about two years to five years (J . Tanner , 1962 ) For the boys , the sign that he has reached sexual maturity is termed spermache . Spermache is the first ejaculation of the seminal fluid generally...