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🎥 AV Tip: Show a 15-minute video like “Puberty: A Fact of Life” (1989). Stop every few minutes for anonymous Q&A on index cards.
For boys, puberty usually begins around age 11 or 12, though it can start as early as 9 or as late as 14.
Physical Changes:
Specific Sexual Development:
As your body changes, taking care of it becomes essential.
Menstruation (period) – monthly shedding of the uterus lining. puberty sexual education for boys and girls 1991 englishavi
Body changes:
What to tell a girl:
🎥 AV Tip: Use “Julie’s Story” (1990) – a 12-min film about first period. Follow with a pad/tampon demonstration using a diagram.
If you’re considering showing this 1991 .AVI file to a young person today (please don’t—find modern resources!), use it as a teaching tool for comparison, not as primary education.
Here’s how to bridge the 1991 approach with 2020s best practices: 🎥 AV Tip: Show a 15-minute video like
| 1991 Video Said | What We Say Now | | :--- | :--- | | “Your body will change.” | “Your body will change—and your feelings, identity, and attractions might too. All of that is normal.” | | “Here’s how babies are made.” | “Here’s how reproduction works, plus why people choose to have sex (or not) for connection, pleasure, and intimacy.” | | “Don’t get pregnant or get a disease.” | “Here’s how to communicate boundaries, use protection correctly, and access healthcare—no shame.” | | (Silence on consent) | “Consent is a clear, enthusiastic, reversible ‘yes’ for every activity, every time.” |
Physical Changes — Girls (4–5 min)
Physical Changes — Boys (4–5 min)
Reproductive Basics (3–4 min)
Hygiene & Health (2–3 min)
Relationships, Emotions & Consent (3–4 min)
Safety: Contraception & STIs (2–3 min)
Sources of Support & Closing (1–2 min)
During puberty, chemicals in your body called hormones are very active.
For girls, puberty often starts slightly earlier than for boys, usually between ages 9 and 13. For boys, puberty usually begins around age 11
Physical Changes:
Specific Sexual Development:
