What if Puberty got Delayed in a Child?
The psychological impact of delayed puberty.
How can we detect?
Caregivers can detect delayed puberty in few ways. In
boys it would be absence of facial hair and voice. It can also be gleaned by
noticing the absence of fat distribution and a lack of sense of smell, for the
neurons for those is close to the neurons for building testosterone in the
brain (Vasectomy Reversal USA, 2016). I would not feel that a lack of sexual
drive can be an indicator for that could be a personal preference. In girls it
would be the body, breasts not growing or absence of periods.
What
can we do?
In our school, we are recommended to give a heads up
to the school head or counsellor or parents to get further tests done. There is
a team that looks after physical and mental health of children and it takes
action very soon when we give a heads up. It would be best not to be an expert
but be a conduit for the experts. I feel that I would need to be very sensitive
to the child by (a) not insisting on cooperative learning for the group, (b)
engage with him/her on daily basis in a normal way and (c) insist on the mental
health team to take an action. If one has a good relationship with the kid and
he/she can openly talk to the teacher, which would be a big bonus and a help to
take the kid through the process of recovery.
an arduous process
for kids
and
caregivers’ vigilance and action
would help them cross the stage
with a healthy approach to self (Haggard, 2012).
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