In our Things Teens Ask series, experts from The Conversation answer kids’ everyday questions, like ‘how do I insert a tampon?’ This article by the amazing Dr Melissa Kang (co-author of amazing…
Tag: periods
You’d be amazed at how many mums have asked me for advice about periods. (Or maybe you wouldn’t. Getting the ‘period talk‘ right is a preoccupation of many of us.) And the…
If your tween has started being grumpy for no apparent reason, answering back, or crying and doing a lot of extra sleeping, it’s a sign that her hormones have really kicked in…
It’s no secret from the headline: we love Modibodi at our place. One of my daughters has started her period (and the other is mysteriously looking forward to it). Before I bought…
Yumi Stynes is one of those capable people who do all kinds of things well. She’s now written Welcome to Your Period, a book about, you guessed it, starting your period. The…
There are many commercial first period kit boxes around these days. Which I find quite amusing as, let’s face it, there’s really not a lot to it. I saw a first period kit…