talking to daughters about period

When my friend’s daughter was 8, she visited some cousins who, much to her dismay, taught her all about getting her period. It was the first she had ever heard about it and though my friend immediately recognized something was wrong, she refused to spill the beans. It all came came gushing out several days later when they were at the grocery store. Finally, her daughter wailed: “Mom, is it true I’m really going to bleed…down there?” Guaranteed if it happened to men, they’d have a nervous breakdown. Starting your period is a rite of passage that has come a long way in the Internet’s information age and there are so many wonderful resources for parents to help prepare their daughters. Communities such as beinggirl.com have everything from learning ab...