At nine, she began puberty, developing breasts, underarm & pubic hair, and now, just barely 10, has gotten her period.
Intensely shy about it, she is (& always has been) emotionally "immature"... cries and shuts down if I push the issue.
Much to her horror, I showed her how to use pads, discussed when to use lighter flow (liners) vs. heavy (overnight), but I'm afraid her obsession on keeping this a secret will result in an "accident", if she does not change the pad through the day (my getting the school board to install disposal units in the stalls was another fun event).
My newest challenge is trying to get her to wear a bra. She has developed into a AA cup seemingly overnight - when she returns to school in a few weeks, this will be evident. A training bra will flatten her out a bit, but if I say the word BRA she cries and takes off.
How can I help her through this time & minimize her embarrassment at being "early"?
Are there less-obvious alternatives to "training bras"?
2006-08-20
02:07:16
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