How to Make Situations Less awkward - Period Edition
Periods can be uncomfortable and awkward. And for young people, the whole thing is so new and might be very embarrassing. It is important that anyone who entertains visitors or guests in their home (people with grandkids, nieces, nephews, non-binary children, or any friends of menstruating age) understand their guests’ needs.
Being an ally or advocate for young people means so much. Young people in puberty are just learning how to use their voices and ask for what they need. Having folks who help to model that behavior is essential.
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Lanae & The Health: It’s Personal Team
There are two approaches to imparting wisdom. We can say, “Growing up was hard for me so you should struggle as I did. It builds character” OR we can be compassionate and make things better for the ones who come along after us. How to do this? Take the situations we grappled with and learn from them so our kids and their friends don’t have to struggle.
Think back to when you were an adolescent. What were some challenging moments for you related to puberty? Were you ever at a friend’s house and got your period unexpectedly? Did you feel guilty rummaging around under cabinets looking for something you could use? Was there an adult that was kind and helpful? How much less stressed and more at ease would you have felt if someone gave you instructions or a little hint to begin?
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Part of being an ally is thinking in advance of situations involving the young people in your life. This is for anyone who entertains visitors or guests in their home - people with grandkids, nieces, nephews, non-binary children, or any friends of menstruating age.
Inside, you will get tips for handling :
Sleepovers
Pool Parties
Beach Days
Gym Classes
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How To Discuss Periods and Other Timely Topics with your Tweens and Teens
So, you need some advice on how to talk to your pre-teen/teen about menstrual cycles? Maybe your mom just gave you a book and left you to your own devices. Maybe the grownups around you never gave you “the talk” about any of this. Sometimes these topics felt like they weren't even allowed to be discussed.
Given how our parents were raised, they were doing the best they could. There weren't sex-informed activists and educators telling Gramma & Grandpa what was appropriate to say when our parents were kids.
So because we were not really talked to about this, we really don’t know how to do this or where to start.
If navigating these conversations is new territory to you and you feel your child may get their period in the next year or so, this will help you both prepare now so you can minimize uncomfortableness later.