| worried about my daughters going though puberty
Posted: 4/18/2007 8:55:46 AM | | If you are raising your kids alone you NEED to be able to speak freely about sex and ensure they can come to you with any questions they have, and do not feel embarrassed to do. I fail to see why you as their parent cannot have this discussion with them - you ARE their only parent now and need to assume this responsibility. Girls and women have periods - get over it. Who will be buying the tampons? You. Who will eventually pay for birth control? You. So read up and initiate the conversation mater of factly, speak the truth and make sure she knows the FACTS, not what her friends may have told her. | |
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| worried about my daughters going though puberty
Posted: 4/18/2007 11:52:58 PM | | Wow i must of been a late bloomer, i never started until i was 18, guess i got lucky, but yes definately try it yourself, read up and get educated, i never had anyone to teach me but i guess i was old enough i didnt need anyone, but it would have been nice hearing about it while i grew up. | |
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| worried about my daughters going though puberty
Posted: 4/19/2007 6:58:50 AM | | If I were you I would talk to a school counselor or maybe a female friend who has a daughter or something like that....might help you or at least tell you were to start. | |
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Gazr
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Joined: 12/7/2006
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| worried about my daughters going though puberty
Posted: 4/19/2007 1:33:50 PM | | I'm in the same boat as you and my daughter (who's just turned 13)has just come down stairs and told me that she's just started her periods, but we spoke about it a while ago and we went and bought her own box and put all the bits in there and she kept it in her room, I don't like it as she's growing up now :( | |
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| worried about my daughters going though puberty
Posted: 4/19/2007 1:45:15 PM | For those of you with daughters Bless You! I don't know if I could have handled it! LOL! I have a son who is waYYYYYYYYY into the puberty stage at 11. And as another poster stated, you will yank your hair out! This is done in lieu of injuring your child! LOL!
Seriously I think you have gotten great advice. We also got my son a book on his changes as well. He laughed and snickered at first but now he understands a little more. He gets embarrassed when I talk about sex but I do it anyways. The "C" word is used frequently in girl conversations, so I am waiting to buy some of them for him to see, feel, touch and try on. I am certain he will be practicing with them as well! LOL! I just really don't want him to think I am encouraging him. It is very difficult to walk the line of education and endorsement, even though I tell him he should wait until many years later, I get the feeling that by talking about it he thinks I endorse it somehow in his mind. I NEVER got any talks and vowed to make certain my son was understanding of the whole growing up process. It scares me to death to think he could ruin his life with one bad choice. | |
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