{"id":3578,"date":"2021-12-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mabelslabels.com\/blog\/?p=3578"},"modified":"2021-12-14T01:37:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T01:37:09","slug":"normalizing-periods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mabelslabels.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/27\/normalizing-periods\/","title":{"rendered":"Periods- No Shame in That Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a mom of a whole bunch of teenagers, my home has been filled with people having periods over the last few years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have now joined the ranks of the peri-menopausal. It\u2019s not awesome – I live never knowing when my period may or may not turn up. I deal with a constant state of hot flashes triggered by kid hugs and face masks. Most annoying? I seem to be carrying an unexplained 10lbs extra on my body. I have done nothing differently, and yet my jeans don\u2019t fit. Hormones are a bit rude that way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hormones; why ya gotta be like that<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The critical thing to remember about hormones is that they can indeed cause us grief at any age. Girls are getting their periods a year younger than in the \u201970s and remember that adrenarche begins years before that! The average age is 12 years old<\/a>. However, precocious puberty<\/a> is anything under the age of 7 (now there is often an underlying medical reason for this, stemming from the hypothalamus, but it can often catch families off-guard). So, I stress the importance of talking to your kids about their period at a very young age. And make sure to speak with your doctor if your child shows any signs of sexual maturation (breast development, hair, acne) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normalize it!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professionals suggest to start normalizing periods by the age of 4. So, start at 4 and keep the conversation age-appropriate and build upon the details as they get older. This type of open- discussion will normalize and take the shame out of periods. Here are some great tips<\/a> on how to start the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was recently invited to chat about my current state of affairs with my fabulous friend, Jacquie Court<\/a>, for a collab she did with Alphawomen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, aside from normalizing periods it at a young age, there are many other things you can do with your sons and daughters to take the shame out of periods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the things I suggest:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n