Talking about teenage is as it is extremely difficult and add to it the changes happening in your daughter's body and her confusion regarding this, it becomes a complicated problem! As it is, talking about female body is a taboo in Indian families.
Even a mom is embarrassed talking about it with her daughter. But, I think it is extremely important to be frank on this topic and talk to your daughter about her physical changes and how to cope with it and be safe as well, keeping in mind the rising incidents in the society.
Tell Her About Menstruation
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Most of the times girls come to know about menstrual cycle through elder cousins or friends or in the school but if it starts with home, the information is more accurate and not confusing as well as it makes the girl more prepared for what she can anticipate when she or her friends face it for the first time!
This information can be imparted by the time she hits 10. Some girls get the cycle early on in their lives and it is better to be equipped with such knowledge. Also, half baked theories about the cycle or its reasons may be avoided and they can be told the truth. The kids these days are pretty smart!!
Attached with menstrual cycle are the hormonal changes and the PMS problems which should also be shared with them. Understand how your daughter's body reacts during the PMS and monitor the blood flow and frequency of the cycle. If you do find any abnormality for more than a year, you must consult a gynaecologist to be on the safer side.
Physical Changes
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How to talk about the physical changes with your daughter? It helps to be more of a friend than a mother with your kids in such scenarios as it avoids embarrassment.
Breast tissue enlargement happens as early as 8 or as late as 13 and if your daughter falls in the early category, they are often embarrassed and confused and do not know what is happening in their body. Tell them that it is absolutely normal, the physical changes mark their change in age and their entrance into puberty, that their body hair increases and skin and hair texture may change leading to breakouts. all these changes are absolutely normal and happen with every girl sooner or later.
Safety
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I would not say that girl kids are exactly safe but the Eve teasing or groping and all such incidents happen most when girls are at their puberty as they are confused as to what is happening with them and can not protest as a grown up female can. So, it is extremely necessary to teach them how to protect themselves.
They must be told how touching them anywhere, especially on the chest and below the waist, is completely wrong. And, what to do if anyone ever does something to them, how it is not wrong to speak up and not be afraid and stay quiet because of indecisiveness. And, always to tell you if anyone has not treated them properly. They should be taught how their safety is in their hands.
So, these are just a few pointers on how to handle the transition of your adolescent daughter.
Source: Askmeonwellness
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