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How do I tell my daughter about periods?
My daughter is 9 years old and just came to me about having her first period. We have never had "the talk" about periods or sex and I'm not really sure how to explain this to her, especially since she's my only child. I didn't expect to have to deal with this with her being so young still. I helped her clean up and quickly ran over how to put on a menstrual pad but I am clueless as to what I should tell her about what periods are. Obviously she's curious why this is happening all of a sudden. What should I say to her? How do I explain periods to my daughter? I told her that we would talk about this tomorrow but I have absolutely no idea what I should say. Thank you.
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Tell her that she'll probably start between the ages of 9-16, and that when she does start to make sure she keeps a pad/tampon in her purse at all times! Tell her that having a period is a part of puberty, her body is changing, and it's completely normal, it's just part of her growing up. I am 15 and I didn't start until this year!
my mom waited to have "the talk" with me until I did start.
When you talk to your daughter tomorrow just RELAX, sit her down at the dining room table or somewhere you're comfortable, just you and her!
Tell her exactly what you're going to be talking about. Tell her about vaginal discharge, and how every girl gets it, tell her whats normal and whats not normal, Tell her about pads and tampons, and how if she uses tampons not to keep them in for more then 8 hours because she could go into toxic shock syndrome, after you're done talking to her do something fun with her!
I hope I helped, and I hope everything works out!
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i was 11 and my mom sat all her girls down she got this book that just basically put that as you get older you grow you get hairy all that. and she read it to us and explained things to us too. it helped. but you know this would bring you guys together i think. you know how things work and she doesnt dont look embarrased or just like oh i want to get out of here dont make it seem nothings okay like sex isnt normal and all that. just tell her how things work tell her getting your period is what girls get once a month for 3 to five days tell her she needs to write down when she gets it and when its over so she knows her next period let her know that it might be irregural for a while. explain how you felt when you got your period. good luck!
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usually. the school she attends will have a class talk (in my school with two classes in a year/grade) they took the girls in one classroom and the boys in the other for their talk, as men need to be having a serious talk at that age too! ;)
my mum ran over me with tampons and pads too wheni was about 10. i cant remember if she ran over the actall bleeding part with me though
however i was reading the other day about having talks with you kids through books. their are all kinds of books today written in a childs dialect and form, especally for parents to give to their kids to learn about the adults world, including divorce, sex, periods and stuff like that.
my advice would to look on parent dish dot com as that is where i read about it they might have some suggestions on there
also they might have suggestioong and other tips on the talk if you deicde to give her an actual talk!
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I know - girl's are starting so much earlier these days!
Sometime, just the two of you sit down and have a talk.
"There is a special place in a woman's body where babies live and grow before they are born. That place is called the uterus - sometimes people call it "the womb." You were once in my uterus. Every month, your body gets ready for a baby to grow there. The lining of the uterus gets thicker with blood cells to nourish the baby, but if there no baby that month, the thickened liner thins out, and all those extra cells are released and come pout through your vagina, and you have a "menstrual period", but most people justs say "period".
"This is all part of your body getting ready to be a woman, which is very exciting! Everybody starts at different times, I didn't get my first period until I was a teenager but some girls are younger than you and others will start later."
You will probably want to insert some info about other changes, breasts, body hair, body order, but you have to read your daughter. She may be in overload and you need to discuss things later on.
Make sure that you follow up with her in a few days giving her an opportunity to ask questions or just go over the information again.
Use correct terminology, but also let her know some common terms your family might use.
A discussion on how a baby gets there can wait, but will becoming soon.
Be as matter of fact as possible. Keep this light and happy - you are largely setting her initial attitude about womanhood and her body image.
You'll do great! Attitude and love matter far more than facts.
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