Girly question

Okay well my daughter is 10. Her friend who is 10 just got her period. Kendall kows somewhat about it but she has been asking some things. Do you think i should fill her in on everything she asks pregnancy, changing of the body, etc.... And for school. I got mine at home but my sis got hers in school and she was so embarrased. Do you think I should like put a pad in her backpack??

well, my daughter is nowhere near 10 yet, but i think that if shes asking you should tell her. And about the pad, well, are you concerned about her starting it soon? I think it starts close to when you started yours. My mom never talked to me about sex or pregnancy or anything like that!

Quoting jeep_mama:“ well, my daughter is nowhere near 10 yet, but i think that if shes asking you should tell her. And about ... [snip!] ... I think it starts close to when you started yours. My mom never talked to me about sex or pregnancy or anything like that!”

Yea I am I got mine at 10 so thats why I was saying.

I would tell her about it all. It will make the changes less scary when they happen.

Go browse the bookshop and find a book directed to young ladies - read it with her and discuss everything while reading it - it worked very well for us !

My daughter got her period at 10 as well(at school), she's only had it 4-5 times in 2 years but she still wanted to know everything .

Quoting MommyKATJL:“ Yea I am I got mine at 10 so thats why I was saying.”

then i would say yes, put one in her backpack. And talk to her about the "girly" stuff, pregnancy, etc..good luck!  

Thanks ladies!

i would say answer her questions when she asks you them. and don feel weird about it, because being ten she probably is just curious rather than anything. but if she doesnt ask; then its kind of like... dont say anything unless you feel she will need to know it. (like if you got your period at thirteen, then around that age you should be mentioning certain things)

and only put a pad in her backpack if she really wants you to. i would leave the box of pads out 'by accident' a few mornings on the bathroom counter around the time when she gets up to get ready for school. so maybe if she sees them she will just put one in her backpack. because if one day she opens her backpack and sees it and knows you put it there, then it might just embarass her and she could get too embarassed to ask questions or tell you things..? its all just best guess though.

Don't they usually do sex ed in school around that age? 5th grade? You might want to give her the cut and dry version, just in case. ... although, in this day and age, she might know more than you'd want her to, anyways!

I wish I had known about it before I got my period. My mother was afraid [and still is!] to talk about any of those kinds of issues... I think it's a great idea to put a pad in her bag!

My mom didn't tell me about hardly anything, but the sex ed at school covered most of the info well enough. My Mom just suggested that I take some pads or tampons in a brown sack to disguise it so that if someone else was inquisitive and saw it there wouldn't be any embarrassment.

Quoting MommyKATJL:“ Okay well my daughter is 10. Her friend who is 10 just got her period. Kendall kows somewhat about it ... [snip!] ... mine at home but my sis got hers in school and she was so embarrased. Do you think I should like put a pad in her backpack??”

No dont put a pad in her backpack.. let her make that choice. usually the nurse at school would have one if shes in need.. but you dont want to embarass her. my mom got me a book that explained everything about the body changing which helped me and avoided the embarassing convo. just a sugesstion.

Oh man, I remember in school learning about all this. My mom never talked about it. So after school, I brought this little book home and sat down right next to mom on the couch and said Look what we learned about today!! Her face was bright red, but I just started talking about what we learned and she kinda filled in any blanks.
Even though my mom never talked TO us about it, she never held back when it came to TELLING everyone about it!! I think my gramma, 2 aunts, and my dad knew I got my first period before I knew!!
My daughter got the speech in school. When I changed the channel one day from a kissing scene, she rolled her eyes and said "mom, I know all about it, we took sex ed"!!!! I almost cried, lol.

I feel like if your open at a young age she won't ever be embarrassed to ask you questions. My daughter asks me questions all the time and even though I was raised to be embarrassed I am the mom and need to get over it. so yes tell her everything there is to know. Take her to the pad/tamponstore and explain how to use one and how beautiful mother nature is. My mom never talked about it and school didn't really cover anything. I didn't know how to use a tampon till I was much older. I am already filling in my daughter on things she asks me and she is only 5. she knows where babies come from and though she doesn't know exactly what sex is, she knows its for moms and dads that love each other. I think you need to be honest, upfront, with correct terminology, but also not too little or too much info unless they are ready for it. If your daughter's friend is already started I am sure your daughter knows more then you would think, however it could be incorrect and she could have fears so I think you should be the one who tells her, not her teachers or friends. Good luck