Menarche

Service Learning and Connection through YOKE Youth Ministries Since August 2016, I have had the honor and pleasure to volunteer with YOKE Youth Ministries. Serving with YOKE has provided me with the opportunity to observe middle school students, grades sixth through eight, in their natural environment. Through natural observation, I have been able to connected and identify Life Span Psychology information to real world people and experiences. Through my observations at YOKE club, kid time,…

Mothers, grandmothers, and stepmothers play an important role in every child 's life. They show and tell their child what to do. In the short story “Girl,” written by Jamaica Kincaid, a mother is doing just that. She is telling her daughter what to do and how to do it.“Girl” is more complex than a simple list of instructions and how-to’s. In Kincaid’s work, she dives deeply into the perspective of a young woman living in a poor country during the late 1970s as well as the girl’s mother’s…

should be controlled or even redirected and that is depending on whether its pattern is favorable or unfavorable. The patient should be asked questions about recent changes in clothes/ shoe sizes, signs of sexual maturity (achievement of menarche in girls) and age of sexual maturity in older siblings. Look for signs of secondary sexual characteristics, and take notes of the patient height and weight compared to siblings and parents, as this will tell you whether the patient has reached…

In the book “The New Puberty: How to Navigate Early Development in Today’s Girls”, authors Louise Greenspan, MD, and Julianna Deardorff, PhD write to inform parents, teachers, doctors, family members, and anyone concerned, why puberty is occurring earlier in young girls than it ever has. Just one generation ago, the “normal” onset of puberty was not what it is now. Today, girls are developing faster; features like pubic hair and breast budding are appearing years earlier. Though the time girls…

Sex is part of life for most, but not all, people. While sex, sexuality, sexual expression, and sexual interests change between cultures and individuals, what we might broadly call sexual behavior is common. Sexual behavior, expression, and interests are not limited to adult life. Sexuality develops throughout the human lifespan. Sexual interests and behaviors are, to some extent and for most individuals, found at nearly all stages of human development (DeLamater & Friedrich, 2002).…

The Ancient Greeks celebrated religion on a different level than is currently done. The Greeks practiced a civic religion that combined the city, its people, and religion together and insinuated itself into their everyday lives. This was through their system of polytheism, their orthopraxic rituals, democratically elected religious officials, the patron deities of their Polis, and the rites of passage that every citizen went through. Civic religion in ancient Greece was the way that the ancient…

Many people grew up to think that conceiving a child, giving birth, and planning a family is easy. However, there is so much meaning that is embedded in culture that needs to be taken into account that can complicate the process. Some cultures place emphasis on having a boy, some expect you to have multiple children, and then, depending what country you live in, if you can’t have kids then you are out of luck because they don’t have the necessary medical practices which means the hope of having…

The focus assessment is detailed nursing assessment of specific body systems that relate to the presenting problem of patient and can also involve one or more body systems (RCHM, 2014). In this assessment it concentrates on a specific system of the body that presents problem. This may involve one or more body system. Assessment done to determine the progress towards achieving a desired outcome is also focused assessments. It is used to gather information on a specific health problem. A…

In many cultures, adolescence is marked by specific “rites of passage.” Teenagers in the United States often face unique and challenging situations as they transition from childhood into adulthood. It is known that adolescence as a stage of life is by far one of the most difficult to endure and also one of the most important stages as well. This is generally a period of great turmoil, where the transition into adulthood must be guided in order to maintain order and social balance. While many…

A profound statement that has resonated with me throughout my life came from Albert Einstein who expressed, “Great spirits have often overcome violent opposition from mediocre minds". I was born on the night of June 6th, 1997 in Tacoma, Washington, where I have spent the majority of my life. While I experienced the traumas associated with divorce, and mentally ill relatives, I was privileged in that I always had a roof to live under, food to eat, and decent educational opportunities. My mother’s…