Navigating puberty with your daughter is a pivotal journey for both parent and child. Among its significant milestones, explaining the arrival of her first period stands as a crucial and sensitive ...

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How Parents Can Explain Periods To Son: Suppose your son returns from school and asks, “Mom, there was a blood stain on a girl's skirt, everyone was laughing, why?” Such questions often come to the ...

For many women, blood is the least of their period troubles. It is well known that menstruating can bring pain, cramping, acne, mood swings—but a lesser-known symptom is period poops. The toilet ...

Starting the period talk with your daughter can feel a bit daunting. It’s one of those important conversations that every ...

Childhood looks different for our kids. Not only from the outside — more technology, more Sephora shopping sprees — but from the inside, too. Children are hitting puberty earlier than previous ...