Help! dealing with puberty

inkie

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have just bought her a book off amazon called "Girls Only! All About Periods and Growing-up Stuff" by Victoria Parker I read through the first few pages, seems it will do the trick - hopefully in true moneysaving spirit it will help my six year old when her time comes!

That's a brilliant little book - I got it for my DD, she thought that it was cool.

keelykat

I wouldnt worry about using tampons and toxic shock, its rare and if explained why it is important to change them regularly there shouldnt be any problems. But being so young-she may not want to use them untill later on anyway, but id give her the choice.

keely.

MortgageMamma

I think if i even mention what a tampons for she'd be revolted! she;s very naive for her age. Hopefully it will all be explained in the book!

owtfornowt_2

Oh the memories!

I was given sanitary towels (being left in the bathroom cupboard discretly) but I was also encouraged to at least read the enclosed leaflet that is in with tampons. Then it was a decision in my hands.
I suffered from really heavy periods (still do) so it was my decision to progress onto tampons. I'm quite glad my parents did it this way (that's right - my dad was a 'househubby') as this big life changing event was all my choice.

I like sweetpickle's advice for darker underwear - no added stress when the inevitable accident happens.

Sola

My Mum gave me brick-like towels and an elastic belt in 1980! So I went straight out and bought stick-on towels, and tried tampons a few months later.

inkie

I like sweetpickle's advice for darker underwear - no added stress when the inevitable accident happens.

Dark bath towels are handy too.

MortgageMamma

oh my god this is gonna cost me a fortune lol!!

ok, which brand of sanitary towels would be best for a 10 year old!

hilstep2000

Always towels do packs for young girls. We get them sent to us at school. They contain samples, and a really good little book telling the girls all about it. Might be worth emailing them and aasking.

Quackers

MortgageMamma wrote: »

oh my god this is gonna cost me a fortune lol!!

ok, which brand of sanitary towels would be best for a 10 year old!

My daughter has found the always towels that come with an individual wipe on each one really useful.

They are really handy - especially when at school.

Also - she found the wings really hard to deal with - and has switched to standard ones. But she is disabled and really struggled with the whole wings thing

Gingham_Ribbon

There are towels with wipes in them now? Wow!