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What are three key words for growing up?

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Adolescence, puberty and hormones.

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What is adolescence?

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The period of life between puberty and adulthood.

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What is puberty?

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This is when physical and psychological changes occur. The sex organs begin to work.

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What are hormones?

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These are your body’s chemical messengers. They carry messages through your blood to your organs, skin, muscles and other tissues. One of the things they affect is you growth.

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