{"id":1981,"date":"2025-08-12T17:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ekloweb.com\/?post_type=boite-a-outils&p=1981"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:06:22","slug":"romantic-and-sexual-awakening","status":"publish","type":"boite-a-outils","link":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ca\/en\/boite-a-outils\/romantic-and-sexual-awakening\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering love and sexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Puberty brings with it not only physical changes and changes in your teenager\u2019s mood, but also opens up a new world of physical sensations, emotions, thoughts and behaviours, as well as ways of being in relationship with others. One of these new experiences is the awakening of romantic and sexual desire. This awakening develops gradually throughout adolescence and even beyond. Each teen will go through this period at their own pace. And for some, this interest is never awakened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More specifically, romantic awakening can appear in the form of wanting to please and seduce and taking care of their appearance. During romantic awakening, teens may experience contradictory emotions such as wanting greater intimacy with another person while at the same time feeling very shy and unsure about actually doing so. It is at this stage of life that teens also experience their first romantic fantasies, and possibly their first romantic relationships. There\u2019s no love like the first!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sexual awakening refers to a growing curiosity and interest in sexuality. This awakening is also a time when teens have their first erotic fantasies and first experiences with sexual desire. Teens also have new physical experiences (sexual excitement, erection associated with a thought, ejaculation and vaginal lubrication) and new behaviours (masturbation and first intimate contact with a partner).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through their initial romantic or sexual experiences, teens learn to seduce and to develop a consensual intimate relationship with someone special. This involves communicating, expressing their needs, being attentive to the needs of the other and maintaining a trusting relationship that is equal, reciprocal and respectful. Developing healthy intimate relationships is quite a learning curve!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It goes without saying that all this will bring up questions about sexuality and situations that can at times be difficult to answer and that often come up when least expected! Rest assured, teens often know more than we think about sexuality. However, their sources of information or influence are not always reliable or appropriate and may involve several myths and prejudices that need to be deconstructed. It is important to reassure them and steer them towards good references. Let\u2019s take a look at how you, as a parent, can guide them.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n

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