{"id":5522,"date":"2019-05-19T08:09:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T08:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theparentsocial.com\/?p=5522"},"modified":"2022-04-03T12:01:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T12:01:28","slug":"puberty-and-periods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparentsocial.com\/puberty-and-periods\/","title":{"rendered":"Puberty and periods – Girls Only!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I noticed a few subtle changes in my daughter’s body (aged 10) a few months ago. I’ve always been very open with her and not shied away from questions when they’ve cropped up. However, when I broached the changes and puberty in general, she didn’t want to talk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books on puberty <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I decided to look into a book that covered the basics of puberty and growing up in an accessible, friendly but informative way. I didn’t need anything that went into detail about sex as they’re covering reproduction at school plus I figured it’d be referenced in any book discussing puberty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a scout around online, I chose Girls Only!<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (All About Periods and Growing-Up Stuff)<\/strong><\/em> by Victoria Parker. Other reviews were good and I liked the synopsis: “focuses on the practicalities, social and personal implications of starting your period, and the physical and emotional developments in puberty. It tells you what happens and when, what you need to know and how to prepare. It answers all the questions girls are dying to ask, but daren’t, in a clear, friendly way, using real-life examples.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What it covered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Puberty\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In my daughter’s words it covers the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n