EARLY PUBERTY: CHALLENGES AND CAUSES IN INDIAN GIRLS, THROUGH MOTHER’S PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Puberty is a time when girls begin physical and hormonal changes and move towards adulthood that is the onset of periods of menstruation. Normally this process used to start in girls at the age of 15/16 years. Later this age was reduced to 12/13. But, now it is starting even in 7/ 9 years. Indian mothers play a vital role in the upbringing of the children especially in the stage of puberty. There is impact of social media content, cyber space, screen time on the behavior, spontaneous cortical activity and mental symptoms across different levels perceived at puberty stage. Nowadays access to social media has become a central development context for teenagers.