my daughters period

a friend of mine was 8 years old when she got her first period. it scared her to death cause her mother never explained that stuff to her thinking she had 4-5 years before it happened. it might be a good idea to tell her what will happen. just so she don't get all freaked out and thinks theres something wrong with her. you don't need to go into great detail if you don't want yet. just tell her something like shes going to start having a period, what a period is and what she needs to do when it starts. thats all my grandma did before mine started (cause my mom never talked to me about that stuff).

my daughters are 8 an d11 and although my 8 yr old knows that women do get a period every month she does not know all the details. She does know that her 11 yr old sister gets grouchy, has stomch aches and craves sweets alot around the same time I do. I have explained to her that some women get different symptoms during the week of their periods. She knows that women have to buy tampons and pads but is not sure as to what they are.
Typically if your daughter is really developed (wearing bras and such) then she will start earlier than the average 12 years of age. My eldest will be 12 in feb and ahs yet to start. however alot of her friends have already.
Try explaining things to her that are not so in detail. be careful how you word things or you will leave the door open for ALOT of questions.

neither did my mom for some reason, hmmm...

i told my 14 year old about it before (maybe a year - when she was about 11 or 12) but i think 9 is too young...my other daughter is and why worry her with stuff that she doesnt understand yet?

Well you can definitely start, then at least she wont get the shock that I got. I had mine from 9. I remember one afternoon I was skipping on the terrace, Thank god mom was home and suddenly I went red! I rushed to her and her words still ring in my years “OMG you’ve got your …” it was as if I had sinned for the first time in my life. The embarrassment, the confusion, the frustration of coping with something so new and so nauseating. In the blink of an eyelid, my childhood was gone forever.
Being a woman, it was inevitable, but I think the shock factor would have been less had my mom prepared me beforehand for it. Cant blame her though, maybe she herself did not anticipate it so soon.

i had my period when i was 10 and my mother didn't talk about it until it actually happened... i agree, all the mixed emotions really got me confused... not knowing what to do, i just cried my heart out... good thing my mom was around the house to be with me... we laughed at it but i was also sobbing at the same time... i vaguely knew about it was since i had two older sisters but she didn't quite thoroughly explain it to me, she just told me i'm becoming a young lady... so i guess it's better to talk to your daughter when you feel like the time is right

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I was 9, in fourth grade when my mom told me about "the birds and the bees." I think when she's 9 or 10 would be the best time to tell her.