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dee's mommy

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 2:35 pm

My daughter recently turned nine, and I would like to talk to her about menstruation for her own knowledge, and preparedness. I do have the book "The Wonder of Being You," but I don't find it very straightforward on the health part of it. It goes off on tangents about modesty, and I would rather start off being more straightforward. I want to treat this mostly as a health issue rather than a hashkafic one. I think it would be very confusing for a first time reader.

Are there any books that explain this in a straightforward manner, without getting into intimacy too much, and uses nice language? Illustrations explaining the process would be very helpful.

(In my day, we had pamphlets given to us in school. I didn't think to keep them, but I remember them being very helpful and clear on my understanding when I was younger.) I don't know if they would have health classes in school, which is why I think I should initiate this.)

Thanks for your recommendation.

amother

Scarlet

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 2:48 pm

Ask you pediatrition

amother

Hotpink

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 2:52 pm

Yes! Totally agree with you! I bought the wonder of being you but never gave it to my daughter.

There are wonderful books by the American Girl doll company. I got them out of the library and pre-read them and then gave them to my daughter and then we reviewed together. They are really informative in a really nice way. When there was something that wasn't relevant to our lifestyle, I just explained that these books reach a large audience and what doesn't apply to you, you can skip over.

STMommy

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 2:55 pm

Please pre-screen these websites because I have not visited any of them yet and will not vouch for any of their contents.

P & G School Programs- http://www.pgschoolprograms.com/puberty/
Material Available: PDF booklets for talking to your child about puberty, PowerPoint presentations, certificates

It’s My Life: http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/b......html
Material Available: Child friendly explanation of puberty, games, crossword puzzles, journal topics

Being Girl.com (sponsored through Always): http://beinggirl.com/en_US/home.jsp
Question & Answer format on a variety of topics related to female girls and puberty

Always.com: http://www.always.com/mom/
Provides helpful advice for mothers on talking to their female girls about puberty.

Tampax.com: http://tampax.com/mothertodaughter1.php
Provides helpful advice for mothers on talking to their female girls about puberty.

Kids Health: http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow......html
Material Available: Child friendly information about puberty for boys and girls including quizzes, movies, games.

4Parents.gov: http://4parents.gov/talkingtot......html

http://always.com/en-us/tips-a.....y-101

https://shop.helloflo.com/prod.....fQLRA

https://www.amazon.com/Care-Ke.....berty

amother

Aqua

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 3:15 pm

I found this the best:
https://www.girlshealth.gov/body/index.html

tichellady

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 5:40 pm

I liked the American girl one on puberty

simcha2

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 5:44 pm

The American girl books are "the care and keeping of you". They have a book one (for younger girls) and book two (for older).

We have book one and it is great. I haven't looked at book two yet.

Book one talks about periods, hygiene, body changes etc. No talk about sx or anything like that.

amother

Jetblack

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 7:19 pm

Why waste money? I would tell her its so she can have babies....and explain the process on the girls level

dee's mommy

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 7:38 pm

amother wrote:

Why waste money? I would tell her its so she can have babies....and explain the process on the girls level

I don't think it is a waste of money. In general, I don't think that any resource that helps my children is a waste of money. I look at it as an investment. The various booklets I had as a young girl were materials I referred to often to review when I was younger on my own.

Sure I can merely tell her "so she can have babies," but for me personally, that wouldn't be enough. I needed the written word and illustrations as a young girl to understand. I needed it to review it many times to understand. It meant a lot to me that I knew in detail exactly what my body was going to do. I want an equivalent now to help me give the (proper) words over. I've only ever had to learn this before (over many health classes, not just one talk.) I've never had to teach this before. (I don't assume the school will have a health class.) I want to give my daughter a good reference to refer to at her leisure in between our talks.

Chavas

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 8:34 pm

The Wonder of Becoming You, is perfect! It's written by a frum Gynecologist. You can read it with her and discuss it .

dee's mommy

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 9:14 pm

[quote="Chavas"]The Wonder of Becoming You, is perfect! It's written by a frum Gynecologist. You can read it with her and discuss it .[/quote]

See my first post on the thread. I didn't find that one to be straightforward enough, and if I had read that as a ten or eleven year old, I would have found it very confusing. I think it is fine for review, but not a good "first time" book in my opinion.

MagentaYenta

Thu, Feb 02 2017, 9:23 pm

amother wrote:

Why waste money? I would tell her its so she can have babies....and explain the process on the girls level

Does that include explaining the biology of menstruation to her?

amother

Ginger

Fri, Feb 03 2017, 12:27 am

simcha2 wrote:

This.

I recently read it together with my 8 year old. I got my period at age 9 so I want her to be prepared at an early age. This book was very age appropriate.

Chavas

Fri, Feb 03 2017, 7:52 am

dee's mommy wrote:

See my first post on the thread. I didn't find that one to be straightforward enough, and if I had read that as a ten or eleven year old, I would have found it very confusing. I think it is fine for review, but not a good "first time" book in my opinion.

Read it with her. This will be a bonding experience as well.

dee's mommy

Fri, Feb 03 2017, 2:20 pm

Chavas wrote:

Read it with her. This will be a bonding experience as well.

I plan to read whatever book I chose to her. I just don't think this one will suit my purpose.

Ruchel

Sat, Feb 04 2017, 1:02 pm

I wouldn't ask myself what will be bonding, just what book is the best - but again I never ask myself if we will bond, we just do because we are family. Maybe some old secular books are good, but among the modern ones I can only recommend wonder.

amother

Magenta

Sat, Feb 04 2017, 2:27 pm

amother wrote:

Why waste money? I would tell her its so she can have babies....and explain the process on the girls level

Just something to think about. I have been getting periods since age 11 but found out after marriage that I was infertile, and would never have a genetic child - despite having regular normal periods.

Happy ending - I have a beautiful family through adoption and egg donation and when my daughter turned 9 I told her about periods but I never said "its so that you can have children" I explained the whole biology and how it is a good sign that things are working, but there is a lot more that has to be in place in order for a baby to happen.

Skippy!!

Sat, Feb 04 2017, 8:57 pm

The Care and Keeping of You - American Girl, is perfect, it has just enough information for a nine year old. The Wonders of Becoming You, I wouldn't give to a 9 year old.

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