One of the most important changes and that without a doubt more fears and questions generates in girls during their transition to adolescence, is menstruation. Therefore, it is important that as mothers and fathers we talk with our daughters about the subject in a natural way, in order to guide them and resolve their concerns.
And while having a conversation with them, or several, is one of the best ways to talk about it, Another way of approaching it has recently emerged in the United States: by organizing a first menstruation party.
A party to celebrate your first menstruation
In recent decades, we have seen that new trends appear every day to celebrate certain moments or special events in life, such as a baby shower or a baby sex revelation party. As for adolescence, there are various traditions in the world to celebrate that new stage, like the quinceañeras in Mexico or the Sweet Sixteen in the United States.
But now, another moment that has gradually begun to also have its own celebration is the first menstruation of the girls. As heard, It is a party that is organized with family and close friends, in which the central theme is the arrival of menarche (first menstruation).
In Babies and more The first menstruation in girls: everything you need to knowAccording to social media posts, the idea or intention behind these parties, In addition to celebrating the beginning of a new stage in the lives of women, it is to seek to normalize menstruation and encourage this important conversation with our daughters in a more relaxed way, in an environment of support and understanding.
You may wonder: what does a first menstruation party include? And while there are no rules to do it, yes There are some things that are prepared, such as a cake and accompany with drinks and other foods in red (Cranberry juice and pasta with marinara sauce, for example).
Brooke started her period today & my family is super extra 😂😩 pic.twitter.com/ed14gNrgKf
- Autumn Ayala (@ autumn1shea) January 10, 2017
Also during the party, attended by friends of the girl who celebrates her first period, adult mothers or women help solve all kinds of doubts about menstruation and all that it entails, so in this way it is made of a subject that was previously somewhat embarrassing, a natural conversation.
Would you make one for your daughter?
Personally, I don't know what to think about this new way of approaching or deepening the issue of menstruation. Yes, I am of the idea that it is best to talk with our daughters in the most natural way possible, in a close and friendly conversation, in which we help solve your doubts.
I don't think menstruation is something that should be hidden or hidden, much less something we should be ashamed of, in fact, I think it should be normalized more, but from that to organize a whole meeting like a birthday party ... I don't know, maybe it's too much.
Or maybe it's a great way for girls and teenagers to lose their shame and so this topic can be discussed in an environment of trust accompanied by experienced women. According to some mothers interviewed by Parents, girls receive this kind of celebration with excitement and take the opportunity to ask all kinds of questions, from what happens in their body, to remedies for the typical discomforts that appear during the period.
In Babies and more The first menstruation: how to talk with your daughter about her period Other mothers comment that although they would never have a party like that, in their family they would there is a tradition that when the first period of a family girl arrives, mothers, aunts, cousins and sisters meet and have a "women's day", in which they support and accompany her so that the beginning of this new stage in her life is less frightening.
I think that many factors should be taken into account, starting of course, to see if any of this is what the potential protagonist of this celebration wishes to do. Would you organize a party to celebrate your daughter's first period?
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Via | Parents
