PERIODS, ...What age do you need to have "that conversation" with dds?

[chocolatebirdy]

Just wondering as saw a thread about good books to accompany the chat but just wondered when all this happens?

I'm with NDP. (Apart from the 'twinkle' aspect. Mine's a fanny.)

I can believe that my dd (aged nearly 11) has only 2" of growth left (she has just started her periods) so will be a complete titch then as an adult.

Anyway, start to talk about stuff now. Bit by bit. There are some great books for girls and boys now which they will love to read and you can use that as the basis for more meaningful conversations when they are a bit older.

They are told about periods at school during sex education lessons in year 5.

I've heard the 7.5 stone theory but I was 14.5 and about 9 stone when I started.

I spoke to dd last year, i bought her a book, explained the basics, told her to have a read then discussed it with her afterwards.

Im glad i did as she started he periods just before Xmas and was totally unfazed by it.

Some girls in dds class havent been told their mothers are like 'ooh no they seem so little' they are 10 and 11 now and seeing as girls mature earlier than we did then it should be done sooner rather than later I think

fortyplus, dd wasnt, they dont have a clue and are in year 6. They dont even supply sanitary bins in the year 5 toilets in dds school

they do it n year 5 here so was thinking will have to do it before they do, ie. soon

i was nearly 12

maybe different in catholic schools??? They probably pretend it doesnt happen!!

and i think i stopped growing then too

I more or less stopped growing when I got my period (aged 10). Was always the tallest in the class, even of the boys, right up to the end of first year of high school and after that I never grew another milimetre.

Re: books. I told DD bits and pieces as and when she asked. I found the books were good so she didn't have to be embarrassed by me telling her stuff and I told her to come back to me with any questions - which she duely did. I did this because I used to cringe every time my mother waded in to subjects such as this.

The book she thought was great about periods was "The Period Book: Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know)" by Karen Gravelle and Jennifer Gravelle. It was mostly written by a young girl, so they can relate to it easily and goes into detail that we might not think of, but which kids want to know - like how sanitary towels feel to wear and all sorts. It's very good.

What's a mooncup?

I think it depends when they are likely to start them