David Starck
David Starck, a native Chicagoan, is an art therapist by profession and has worked with chronically and terminally ill teens. David also has a background in broadcasting and media and enjoys acting and voice-over stints in his spare time.
1. Puberty is not be confused with adolescence. Puberty is the physiological growth and anatomical development that take place when the pituitary gland releases growth hormones. 2. If you're off to an early start or an unusually late one, relax. Everyone develops according to his/her own personal biological clock. Girls start developing as early as 9 or as late as 15. Boys can start as early as 10 and can continue through 17 or 18. (Many women maintain that men continue their puberty well into their 40's.) 3. Boys can experience growth spurts practically overnight, resulting in sudden maladjustment in motor-coordination skills.
1. Puberty is not be confused with adolescence. Puberty is the physiological growth and anatomical development that take place when the pituitary gland releases growth hormones. 2. If you're off to an early start or an unusually late one, relax. Everyone develops according to his/her own personal biological clock. Girls start developing as early as 9 or as late as 15. Boys can start as early as 10 and can continue through 17 or 18. (Many women maintain that men continue their puberty well into their 40's.) 3. Boys can experience growth spurts practically overnight, resulting in sudden maladjustment in motor-coordination skills.
Q I really like this girl but I am too chicken to ask her out because she is "cool". What should I do?
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