Of all life's passages, adolescence may very well be the most difficult. Body image suddenly becomes important, and everyone wants to appear grown up and attractive.
Girls make as much as they can of their developing breasts, while boys worry about measuring up.
Hormones are raging. Concerns about sexuality and sexual activity take center stage. The sex education taught in the schools may or may not agree with what kids hear at home or on the street. The messages sent by families, schools, and churches about what constitutes acceptable sexual behavior may be very different indeed from what kids are hearing from their peers, or from their own bodies. And it's so important not to appear uninformed or inexperienced.