Almost 10yo worrying about periods

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What do I say do to help my daughters worries about periods?

She is year 5, has been prone to worry/anxiety of the last couple of years. She's just started sex Ed at school and is asking lots of questions about periods, pads, etc. She is worrying every morning about starting her period and leaking through at school. I've explained that at her age she probably won't have this for a couple of years and even then it wouldn't be heavy enough to leak. She has a friend the same age who has started her periods already and leaked through at school so I think this is what's set off her fears.

Does anyone have any tips for what I could say/do to help her and make her not as fearful?

Thanks :)

Make her up a little bag of clean pants, pads, disposal bags and wet wipes to keep in her school bag. Tell her it's unlikely she'll need them yet, but if she does, she'll be able to deal with it.
Is she showing any signs of puberty?

@despite great suggestion. When my dd is anxious a plan always helps her rather than "what would I do?"

@seeline autocorrect changed to despite.

She has had a bit of greasy skin and a few spots and has started using roll on deodorant but that's all.

I've bought her some of those teen pads that are quite small and will make up a little bag for her to put in the pocket of her school bag.

She was at MILs yesterday after school and has told her she thinks she is about to start her periods. MIL has gone out and bought her those giant maxi night pads!! Was like errrrrrm maybe try these tiny ones instead lol!

Dd also worried about leaking out, so i took her shopping and let her choose her own, she chose several different types including the large padded one, she actually prefers the longer padded ones and she said she felt "safe" with these ones and they did not slip and slide around and covered front to back x

My DD is a worrier when she was a similar age we had a great book called 'the smart girl's guide to growing up'. It tackled all these questions like what happens if I leak through my clothes - you tie your jumper around your waist go to see the nurse or other sympathetic staff and they will phone a parent.
The book clearly dealt with all these worry's in a calm practical manner. DD felt ready and prepared when she started her periods.