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    Period.: A Girl's Guide
    Period.: A Girl's Guide
    Period.: A Girl's Guide
    Ebook113 pages35 minutes

    Period.: A Girl's Guide

    By JoAnn Loulan, Bonnie Worthen, Chris Wold Dyrud and Marcia Quackenbush

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    For parents who do not know how or where to begin this discussion, here are ideas to get them started. A detachable Parent's Guide will lead them through the learning process for themselves and their daughtersand even their sons. The Parent's Guide can also be found in its entirety on the Book Peddlers website at www.bookpeddlers.com. In it you will find:
    Talking About Menstruation What's The Right Age To Share Information? Who Begins?
    What About The Boys? Creating Your Own Right-of-Passage.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBook Peddlers, The
    Release dateApr 1, 2001
    ISBN9781931863568
    Period.: A Girl's Guide

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      "Period.: A Girl's Guide" is a book that focuses on, that's right, periods! Although the book seems to market itself specifically to young women, it's written in such a way that anyone, woman or man, can get the low-down on menstruation in case they missed the class. I found "Period" to be done very tastefully. The text is easy to read and understand, the illustrations are sensitive and include many different cultures and types of women. Overall, the information was presented in a way that encourages discussion, especially between parents and children. The part I found most helpful was the portion describing the many different ways that women feel during their period, such as upset, calm, reclusive, outgoing, etc. "Period" does a great job of introducing a sensitive topic and allows parents & daughters to create a healthy dialogue with one another.

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    Period. - JoAnn Loulan

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    Table of Contents

    Title Page

    Introduction

    CHAPTER ONE - So Many Changes

    CHAPTER TWO - So Many Parts

    CHAPTER THREE - Menstruation

    CHAPTER FOUR - Pads or Tampons?

    SANITARY PADS or NAPKINS

    TAMPONS

    OTHER PRODUCTS

    CHAPTER FIVE - I Have a Question About That

    WHEN CAN I EXPECT TO GET MY PERIOD?

    HOW MUCH BLOOD DO I LOOSE?

    WHAT DO I DO WHEN I GET MY PERIOD THE FIRST TIME?

    WHAT IS A REGULAR CYCLE?

    WHAT ABOUT CRAMPS?

    WHAT IS PMS?

    WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE CAN I DO DURING MY PERIOD?

    ISN’T THIS A SMELLY PROBLEM?

    WHAT IS A DOUCHE?

    WHAT ABOUT REMOVING STAINS IN MY CLOTHES?

    I DON’T LIKE TALKING ABOUT THIS

    I’LL DIE IF ANYONE SEES ME BUYING A PACKAGE OF PADS

    CHAPTER SIX - Why Do I Feel This Way?

    CHAPTER SEVEN - What is a Pelvic Exam?

    YOUR FIRST VISIT

    THE EXAM

    INTERNAL EXAM

    PAP SMEAR

    YOUR HEALTH PARTNER

    WRITE IT DOWN

    Conclusion

    Index

    FOR THE RECORD

    PERIOD. A Parent’s Guide

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    introduction

    Three women, JoAnn Gardener-Loulan, Bonnie Lopez-Worthen, and Marcia Quackenbush wrote this book in 1979 for girls who are growing up. They thought it would be important to have a book explaining some of the changes all girls go through. They talked about all kinds of things as they wrote this book and included many of the experiences of their friends. What they said then, is still true now. Our questions and our concerns are much the same today.

    This is a chance for us all to learn from each other.

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    CHAPTER ONE

    So Many Changes

    Magazines, billboards, television and movies show girls and women who are tall and slim, have faces with no pimples, never wear glasses and seem to have no big problems at all. Not too many people really are that way, but when we see so many women like that it can make us feel that somehow our body or face or hair is just not right.

    We live in a crazy, mixed—up world because many girls and women think that everyone else has the longest hair or smallest feet, nicest smile or prettiest eyes. We were never created to look alike or to look like somebody else. What most people have in common is that we have bodies that can do many wonderful and different things, no matter what color, size or shape we are.

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    We can walk or read or sing or take bubble baths; we can taste wonderful foods or throw balls or listen to birds chirping or dance or run or think or laugh. Sometimes bodies can make us feel sooooooo..... good!

    One reason we all have different bodies is because of our mother and father. They have passed some things about their bodies on to us, like the color of our eyes, skin and hair, or how tall we are. You might have your mother’s hair color and your father’s eyes.

    Sometimes we think we really can’t be happy unless we look like our favorite movie star or girlfriend or aunt. Being comfortable with your own body is important. Learning to love your own specialness is a big part of growing up.

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    Some of us have bodies that are disabled. This means that some part of the body can’t be moved (is paralyzed) or moves uncontrollably (is spastic). Maybe we are blind or deaf, or we have one leg or arm that didn’t grow as long as the other. Or a part of our body had to be removed (amputated) because something was wrong with it. Lots of

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