Empower Yourselves & Your Little Ones
POSITIVE CONVERSATIONS CAN CHANGE SO MUCH
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Whether you are a parent, a guardian, an uncle, an aunt, a caretaker, a coach, a mentor/counselor, a grandparent, etc; the best thing you can do for yourself and the young ones in your lives is to prepare yourself to be a teacher, resource and a listener. Build an open, honest and trustworthy relationship that aims to empower children, tweens, teens and young adults fueled by facts-based conversations. Children and the youth in your care have a right to know about their bodies.
Conversations regarding puberty, menstruation and reproductive health should be broken down into mini-conversations; not one. The tone you set at the beginning can make a huge difference in a person’s life and approach when it comes to the aforementioned topics so make sure that it is done at a suitable and an agreed upon pace.
The goal is to establish yourself as a trusted source that can be approached whenever the young ones around you have a question or concern. This is the time to empower and not only allow, but teach them to have a healthy relationship with their bodies.
TAKE INITIATIVE
As a parent, guardian, trusted family member or caretake, feel free to be the first one to bring it up because this is all new for them. If you have older children around or you see something on your phone or T.V. together, casually ask if they know about puberty or menstruation.
In fact, take that a little further and loop their favorite characters into your discussions. For example, you can ask; “If X goes through puberty, what do you think he/she/they will look like?”
MAKE IT CLEAR
If the time that your young menstruator or menstruator-to-be has picked does not work for you or they randomly approach you, be gentle and thank them for being open and curious and not only suggest, but write down and agree on a better time to speak.
SUGGESTIONS
If your child is really young, use simple drawings or print out plain figures and work through identifying and spelling body parts. Using the correct terminology for body parts is vital because your child needs to know what to say when they are hurting.
NEVER GIVE UP
It doesn’t matter if your talks get awkward or your child is nervous; read the terrain and keep coming back to it. Laugh it out or wait just a little while longer, but always remember that this is important.
