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Basic Guide to Puberty and Gender

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how teenagers navigate the journey to adulthood in this free online course on puberty, human sexuality and gender. What is puberty and why does it happen? What are periods? How does puberty affect moods, thoughts and relationships? We answer these questions and more in this engaging course on gender and sexuality. We explore the physical, emotional and social changes associated with puberty and explain why they happen. We then provide coping mechanisms, how-to guides and other resources that can help you and your teen navigate the journey to adulthood.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID196019
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Discuss the influence of hormones on puberty, reproductive systems and emotions
• Identify coping strategies to manage mood swings and emotional fluctuations effectively
• Describe the male and female reproductive systems and their functions
• Explain the process of menstruation and its significance in the female reproductive system
• Discuss the basics of sexual health, including contraception, sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy
• Describe the evolving relationships with parents, peers and friends during puberty
• Explain the importance of consent and boundaries in healthy relationships
• Summarise the concept of puberty, its purpose and the changes it brings to the body
• Define ‘self-awareness’, ‘self-identity’ and ‘self-image’ and discuss their significance during puberty
• Summarise the concepts of gender identity, sexual orientation and diverse sexual identities
• Outline various strategies used to combat peer pressure and bullying
• Describe the mental and emotional changes that
Course Code6233

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