I'm sure I fumbled the first talk but we got through it together. I didn't have a mom to tell me these things when I was growing up. Most things I learned were in school during health videos. I still remember the boys and girls were separated and I wanted to know what the boys were being told!
I found that when it comes time to talk about your girls first period you want to share what is needed and add more as time goes on. Just when I was thinking this because I have one more to talk too I found a gem of a company on Facebook. They are The Dot Girl Products. A perfect company if you have a daughter between the ages of 8-12 years.
- Their Mission:
- Our goal at Dot Girl First Period Products is that every girl has a positive first period experience and an empowered first step to womanhood. We offer parents and daughters products that support the changes girls experience during puberty.
- I do think that this is the perfect Back To School Kit! As your young girl heads back to school she will find more girl friends who have started their period over the summer. She will be prepared with the right information and speak up to help others with the correct information. I never wanted my girls to fear what was coming. If they are informed then they can embrace what is coming and accept it. It still is something we don't just discuss at the dinner table but we are more open to ask questions and know that they will be answered.
The Dot Girl’s First Period Kit is available on their site (www.dotgirlproducts.com) for $22.99 and includes the following items:
- The Dot Girl’s First Period Guide® , a 12-page booklet with answers to common questions
- The Dot Girl’s Period Calendar®, a simple way for a girl to track her periods
- One Ultra Thin Kotex® Pad With Wings
- Two Kotex® Lightdays® Panty Liners
- Kotex® product brochure (product claims only valid within the U.S.)
- One store coupon for FREE Kotex® products -a $4.90 value (valid only within the U.S.)
- Reusable Dot Girl Warm Pad, a heating pad handy for soothing cramps
- Scensibles™ Petite Pak (3 disposal bags inside)
- Hand Wipes
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I shared about my first period (in a positive way) with my now 9 yo daughter. Anytime she even THINKS she sees blood when she goes to the bathroom, she tells me and asks me if that's "it." :) (Ssssh! Don't tell her I wrote that!)
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I follow Dot Girl Moms on Twitter. (My twitter name is HSBSuzanne.)
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I entered several giveaways on your Scraps of Life blog. Do I get to count the ones that have "expired", too? :)
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ReplyDeleteI don't have any daughters (if I won I'd give this to the women's shelter) - but I try to share with my nieces that they are wonderful and perfect just the way they are - lots of positive body image!
ReplyDeleteI learned that during her first period, a girl will lose about 2-5 tbsp of blood over a period of 2-8 days
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ReplyDeleteI learned that they also have an online community and print magazine where girls can share artwork, videos, chat and more - New Moon Girls newmoon.com
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ReplyDeleteWhen my daughter will be in the right age, she's only 2 now, I would tell her that when she will have her first period, it's a sign that she is growing up and becoming a women. And she has nothing to be scared of.
ReplyDeleteBut for now, If I win I will give this to my niece!
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