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How might it have been different for you if on your first menstrual day
Your mother had given you a bouquet of flowers 
and taken you to lunch
And then the two of you had gone to meet your father at the jeweler--
Where your ears were pierced, 
And your father bought you your first pair of earrings.
And then you went with a few of your friends 
and your mother's friends to get your first lip coloring.  
And then you went for the very first time to the Women's Lodge 
to learn the wisdom of women.
How might your life be different?
                                    
                                ---by Judith Duwark

 

Books

 

coverPeriod/With Parent's Guide by Joann Gardner-Loulan, Bonnie Lopez, Marcia Quackenbush (Illustrator), Joann Loulan Gardner
    Discusses the physical and psychological changes at the onset of menstruation. Includes a guide for parents and teachers.

 

Book1.jpg (2418 bytes)Her Blood Is Gold : Celebrating the Power of Menstruation
by Lara Owen
    This is an extraordinary book that is difficult to put down. It describes the history of menstruation, a time to be honored, a time to give back to our 'Mother' the earth. The reader will not view menstruation the same after reading it. This book should have been around when women began "the curse"- over 20 years ago. Her Blood is Gold should be shared with all 13-year old maidens, and thus rebirth an age old family tradition of honoring the feminine. Goddess knows we need it.

coverThe Period Book : Everything You Don't Want to Ask (But Need to Know) by Karen Gravelle, Jennifer Gravelle, Debbie Palen (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
    An aunt and her fifteen-year-old niece provide information about body changes during puberty, tampon insertion, pelvic exams, pimples, mood swings, social pressures, and other topics adolescent girls might feel uncomfortable discussing with parents and friends. The cartoonlike illustrations and conversational tone make this a friendly, reassuring resource as well as a thorough one. Ind.

coverChanges in You and Me : A Book About Puberty, Mostly for Girls by Paulette Bourgeois, Martin Wolfish, Kim Martyn, Louise Phillips (Illustrator), Kam Yu (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12
    Written for girls age 9-12, Changes in You and Me is a complete illustrated guide to puberty that helps young girls understand and cope with the internal and external changes occuring with their bodies, discussing menstruation, sexuality, sexual responsibility, reproduction, and what is happening to boys. Colorful illustrations and specially engineered acetate overlays are included to help adolescents understand the internal and external changes going on in their bodies. 50 line drawings. Original.

coverWhat's Happening to My Body? : Book for Girls a Growing Up Guide for Parents and Daughters by Lynda Madaras, Area Madaras, Ralph I. Lopez
    This bestselling classic, intended for adults and youngsters to share together, has been translated into five languages. It explains in simple terms the many changes girls reaching puberty experience. Also includes AIDS information appropriate for 9-to-15-year-olds. Illustrated.

coverMy Body, My Self for Girls : The 'What's Happening to My Body?' Workbook by Lynda Madaras, Area Madaras (Contributor)
    The workbook companion to the best-selling "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls contains quizzes and checklists about body image, diet, menstruation, and other issues related to puberty, plus spaces for journal entries and illustrations.

 

coverGrowing Up It's a Girl Thing : Straight Talk About First Bras, First Periods, and Your Changing Body (It's a Girl Thing) by Mavis Jukes, Debbie Tilley (Illustrator)
    A guide for pre-adolescent girls to the changes that puberty brings to their bodies, including information about menstruation.

 

coverIt's a Girl Thing : How to Stay Healthy, Safe, and in Charge by Mavis Jukes, Debbie Tilley (Illustrator)
    An easy-to-read magazine-style guide for girls age 10 to 14 on "staying healthy, safe and in-charge." Mavis Jukes covers everything from how to buy a bra to birth control, from sexually transmitted diseases to coping with the unexpected onset of a period away from home. Issues such as setting healthy boundaries, trusting feelings, and being able to go to adults for help are discussed in a tone that is frank, entertaining, and gently authoritative without sounding condescending. Though most girls this age will know more about these subjects than parents ever dreamed, the subjects are dealt with accurately in a way that helps build self-confidence and character in girls at an extremely vulnerable time in their lives.

 

Websites Devoted to Menstruation

  Website on "What is menstruation"

 


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