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The team at Lil-Lets would love to hear your tips on talking to your daughter(s) about growing up and preparing for their period. Or, how you faired having the same talk with your own mum.

Lil-Lets say "we are often asked by parents how best to approach that all important discussion with their daughters as they become a teen, grow up and start their periods. We know MN is a massive source of support for parents and different stages of the parenting journey and we'd love to hear your tips and experiences with this topic".

Please share your top tips on how to chat to your daughter(s) about growing up and preparing for their period. Lil-Lets also want to hear your tales of the same talk with your own mum.

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I'm lucky that my daughters are very open and we talk freely about puberty. I'm always very honest about anything they ask me which they really appreciate.

100% casually , just as casual as 'what do you want for dinner'. get most of their info from internet nowdays anyways

I found the easiest way was to be comfortable and a matter of fact about periods with my daughter which is very similar to how my Mum was with me, she had a leaflet and gave it to me chatting away generally about puberty and periods so there were no uncomfortable feelings. In general talk often and matter of factly

I remember when my daughter was young she found some sanitary items in my bag and asked what they were for. I was honest with her an explained and she was very grossed out. Apart from that I don't remember ever having a big conversation with her, it was always just an open topic she knew about. They also learn about it in schools nowadays so she was well informed. When she first started she came and told me I gave her some pads and then some chocolate and shot water bottle. Big tip don't make a big deal about it! Xx

My daughter seems to know a lot more than I ever did at her age and has picked most of it up from school and TV. I just correct anything that may be wrong and add a few facts. She is quite open about things and will ask me if she wants to know anything.

I found my daughter had learnt a lot about periods and puberty through lessons at school which I felt was very helpful so when she did have her first period she wasn't too fazed at all and I answered what questions she had and she has never felt uncomfortable talking to me about such things

I think it's easiest to just be honest and upfront. We found that they already knew alot from friends at school.

I haven't had to yet....and am nowhere near needing to as she is only 2, but I will just be straightforward and upfront, no silly names or metaphors as I hope that I will have brought her up to be mature enough to understand it....especially if shes an early bloomer!

But definitely no embarrassment about it, its a natural thing and I aim to bring no mystery or embarrassment about the subject!

Matter of factly from a fairly early age. It's normal and natural and is nothing to hide or shy away from. Easy to say- I have 3 boys!! Haha. How my Mum was with me though.

I try to be very open and honest so she doesn't feel embarassed and knows that it's something every woman has, she knows she can talk to me if she has any questions. I don't think I was very prepared when i first took mine and I don't want her to go through the same thing.

I always think its better to just be direct, but brief. I had about a 5min talk with my daughter and then left her some leaflets, handouts etc so she could read them on her own...after that she asked me some more questions. When I first brought up the subject she was a little embarrassed but after reading the leaflets she was a lot more at ease when we talked about it for the second time.

My daughter is 11 and I've always been very open with her about periods. She knows what tampons and towels are and when she's asked how they are used and why I've always been honest. I think the younger they are when they are aware the easier it is to discuss when they become older.

just be honest

I was shocked when I found out myself so for my daughter I'll be honest when she asks about my products (tampons etc.) when she sees them so that when the time comes she'll already know a bit about it.

We are very open about it and I have given them lots of litreature on it.

not there yet - thankfully I have 12-13 years to prepare....

I am not at that stage yet but I intend of telling her everything and making her feel like she can talk to me about as I was very embarrassed about telling my mum as she had never spoke to me about it

I don't have a daughter (sadly), but my granddaughter has obviously been well prepared by her Mum, who has always talked openly with both her daughter's about her own periods, because she recently came to visit and bounded in announcing "Grandma I've started my periods!" We celebrated accordingly!

I haven't had to have the chat yet, but I've never kept what my body is going through a secret and she's seen my tampons and pads in the bathroom, so she's asked about them. So she'll be semi prepared for the talk at about 10

Practice what you plan to say with a partner or friend. Knowing what information you intend to share ahead of time is important to avoid uncomfortable moments for both of you. Try asking other friends or family members how they shared the information with their daughters to get a feeling for how your own conversation will go.

Be as open as you can be. Explain what tampons and towels are for, ie why you buy them is a good starting point to get onto the subject.

Still a long time until I speak to my daughter about it but I remember my talk with my mum, it went along the lines of you're now a big girl don't let boys near you and given a book to read. I will answer any questions my daughter has and prepare her before she starts having them.

I find honesty is the best policy. Just before moving to secondary school I bought some pads and printed out a document of information on what exactly was going to happen (technical and from personal experience). We've got a good relationships so found it really easy.