Comments on: Growing Up Girl: An Eco Parents Guide to Puberty

By: suzan

suzan — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:00:20 +0000

to grow to frightening the people is growing a good league though each has different age.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:20:54 +0000

What a wonderful post! I think it is a great idea to be prepared for your daughter’s puberty beforehand, as it can sneak up on you & some girls get their periods quite young. I also love the idea of letting your daughter play with the products so she can see how they work before she needs to use them. So empowering & what a difference from the way many of us were introduced to feminine hygiene as girls (um…like maybe not at all?)Thanks!

By: Jamie Ervin

Jamie Ervin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:39:49 +0000

Aren’t we all terrified of our kids growing up???? I am so dreading the teen years.

The DivaCup/MoonCup are both great options. The DivaCup is available at our Whole Foods stores.

Somehow we will all make it through the upcoming years… hopefully no worse for the wear!!!!

By: Jessica Gottlieb

Jessica Gottlieb — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:19:33 +0000

Oh I needed this. But I’m still terrified of my kids growing up… yes, I’m a wuss.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:10:27 +0000

Having two girls (toddlers) and growing up with three sisters, this topic has already been on my mind. I switched to The Diva Cup last year (similar to Moon Cup). I will give my girls all the options you mentioned above. However, I hope that they chose a Moon or Diva cup. Here’s why:

What do I remember about junior high and high school? Quietly removing tampon or sanitary napkin wrappers, hoping no one would hear me and know it was “my time.” Some girls (and every school has these cruel kids) and guys were so cruel. I once went outside the class to get a drink of water during study hall and came back to find that a kid had dug through my bag and had left a tampon on top of my bag for everyone to see. I wasn’t the only person this happened to throughout the years, either by cruel kids or just by accident. I also recall, as we all must, all the worry wondering if I was leaking through a tampon, napkin, etc.

So, what’s great about a cup? Girls will be able to put it in before school, in the privacy on their own home, and won’t worry about it for 12-hours (possibly once at school only on their heaviest day) – when they are back in the privacy in their own home. No going to the nurses office to use her bathroom for privacy or quietly opening packages in the bathroom stall! Freedom from worry, hassle, eco-friendly, and more. This has changed my life and I hope my girls will look no futher than a cup and a few cloth napkins! But, of course, it’ll be their choice and this post was wonderful b/c I hadn’t really thought about giving my girls multiple options until I read this. Thanks!

By: Wenona Napolitano

Wenona Napolitano — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:43:38 +0000

Oh thank you. My daughter is nine, going on ten and I’ve been dreading this because I wasn’t exactly sure how to approach the topic or how to explain it.

I knew there had to be books I just wasn’t sure how to find them.

When I was a kid they did all that in school we started having sexual education very early that covered all the basics like that. Now they don’t do any of that stuff. I personally think it’s easier for a girl to learn in a group of other girls her age all going through the same thing. I think it may be less embarrassing. Plus it opened up easy dialogue for me to go home and talk to my mom about it without the awkwardness.

Anyway, thanks so much. This post really helps. Now I can prepare myself so I can prepare my daughter.