This bestselling, essential illustrated guidebook for adolescent girls is a trusty friend that can help girls feel confident about this new phase of their lives. What is my period exactly? Do I need to see a doctor? What does it feel like to wear a pad? What if I get my period at school? Karen Gravelle and her fifteen-year-old niece, Jennifer Gravelle, have written a down-to-earth and practical book that answers any questions you might have about your period, from what it is and what it feels like, to how to choose pads and tampons, to how to talk to your parents about it. The Period Book will help guide you through all the physical, emotional, and social changes that come with your period, as well as related issues like dealing with pimples, mood swings, and new expectations from friends and family. Debbie Palen's funny and sympathetic cartoons ease the confusion and exasperation you might feel, and celebrate the new sense of power and maturity that your period can bring.
Puberty comes with a lot of changes. The Period Comic (An Illustrated book) will help girls understand and learn about such changes in their bodies in a fun, easy and intriguing way as they continue to grow, whilst building their self-confidence.For many girls, puberty can be an uncertain time. The Period Comic includes everything girls need to know about growing breasts, acne or pimples, their periods, hair in private areas, feelings, nutrition, managing period cramps, preparing for your first period, period poverty, and so much more. This book has practical steps to guide them as they learn about the amazing changes happening in their bodies during puberty and beyond!Among puberty and period books for girls, The Period Comic offers encouraging support while answering real questions that girls have about puberty. Positive, judgment-free, and medically accurate, this book discusses puberty in a way that young girls can relate to. The book was medically reviewed by an experienced gynecologist. The Period Comic is a thrilling and engaging story of three friends on an intriguing weekend of discovery, where they discover and learn about their bodies, puberty and periods. It fun filled and easy for young girls to relate to. Though, they are from diverse cultural backgrounds, one thing they share in common is the changes happening in their bodies as they growThe Period Comic offers vital insight such as: -Easy to understand and relatable- The Period Comic explains periods (menstruation) in a practical and easy way that young girls can relate with. It fun filled, the comic eases the anxiety and numerous questions about periods. The story involves practical tips and have been illustrated using beautiful characters with great personalities.-An overview of puberty that explains what happens, when it happens, and how she'll know-Explanations of changes in body, mood etc. Also, how to confidently approach these changes that occur in puberty -Medically Accurate: reviewed by an experienced gynecologist. -Practical tips and advice for navigating different situations during puberty―from understanding growth spurts to managing periods and menstrual hygiene -Leave girls feeling informed, empowered, and ready for the changes that lie ahead.-Properly researched: Information in this book was informed by intensive research and experience garnered over the years of working with young girls and women in different communities and documentary of their experiences regarding periods.REVIEWSWow!! The Period Comic is amazing. It is so easy to understand. I can identify with some of the things described in the book. I particularly love the fact that is in a comic format. I love the characters in the book. I have told my friends about the book and they can't wait to get their copies.A 11years (United Kingdom)I could not drop The Period Comic once I started reading it. It is interesting and engaging. I love it! Thank you for letting me read this. It is so much fun and easy to understand. I can totally relate with the illustrations.Dee 13 years (UK )This book is so amazing. It is just incredible. The book was supposed to help my daughter, but I read it as well and I am just blown away. I have learnt some things and it sure makes explaining periods to my girl so easy. Thank you.Mrs O (UK)
This companion to our bestselling book, The Care & Keeping of You, received its own all-new makeover! This updated interactive journal allows girls to record their moods, track their periods, and keep in touch with their overall health and well-being. Tips, quizzes, and checklists help girls understand and express what�s happening to their bodies--and their feelings about it.
The eleven contributors to The Girl's Own explore British and American Victorian representations of the adolescent girl by drawing on such contemporary sources as conduct books, housekeeping manuals, periodicals, biographies, photographs, paintings, and educational treatises. The institutions, practices, and literatures discussed reveal the ways in which the Girl expressed her independence, as well as the ways in which she was presented and controlled. As the contributors note, nineteenth-century visions of girlhood were extremely ambiguous. The adolescent girl was a fascinating and troubling figure to Victorian commentators, especially in debates surrounding female sexuality and behavior. The Girl's Own combines literary and cultural history in its discussion of both British and American texts and practices. Among the topics addressed are the nineteenth-century attempt to link morality and diet; the making of heroines in biographies for girls; Lewis Carroll's and John Millais's iconographies of girlhood in, respectively, their photographs and paintings; genre fiction for and by girls; and the effort to reincorporate teenage unwed mothers into the domestic life of Victorian America.
Anabel, Ada and Misha are pupils of Hamilton Primary school in Oxbridge. In 'The Period Comic' 1, they learnt about the changes in their bodies, puberty and growing up. They also heard about period poverty and how some girls are unable to afford hygienic products for their periods. In this exciting sequel, the girls decide to use their talents in creative ways to rescue their community from period poverty. They also join Mrs Adam to teach other young girls about puberty and periods. For many girls, puberty can be an uncertain time. The Period Comic includes everything girls need to know about growing breasts, acne or pimples, their periods, hair in private areas, feelings, nutrition, managing period cramps, preparing for your first period, period poverty, and so much more. The Period Comic offers vital insight such as: -The story involves practical tips and have been illustrated using beautiful characters with great personalities. -An overview of puberty that explains what happens, when it happens, and how she'll know. Explanations of changes in body, mood etc. Also, how to confidently approach these changes that occur in puberty. -Medically Accurate: reviewed by an experienced gynaecologist. Leave girls feeling informed, empowered, and ready for the changes that lie ahead .-Properly researched: Information in this book was informed by intensive research and experience garnered over the years of working with young girls and women in different communities and documentary of their experiences regarding periods.
An uplifting book celebrating a girl's first period. Acknowledging this momentous time and huge transition in her life. Teaching her about the menstrual cycle and how to care for her body. Including a journal and creative exploration pages.
PERIOD founder and Harvard College student Nadya Okamoto offers a manifesto on menstruation and why we can no longer silence those who bleed—and how to engage in youth activism. Throughout history, periods have been hidden from the public. They’re taboo. They’re embarrassing. They’re gross. And due to a crumbling or nonexistent national sex ed program, they are misunderstood. Because of these stigmas, a status quo has been established to exclude people who menstruate from the seat at the decision-making table, creating discriminations like the tampon tax, medicines that favor male biology, and more. Period Power aims to explain what menstruation is, shed light on the stigmas and resulting biases, and create a strategy to end the silence and prompt conversation about periods.
Explores the burgeoning menstrual advocacy movement and analyzes how law should evolve to take menstruation into account. Approximately half the population menstruates for a large portion of their lives, but the law is mostly silent about the topic. Until recently, most people would have said that periods are private matters not to be discussed in public. But the last few years have seen a new willingness among advocates and allies of all ages to speak openly about periods. Slowly around the globe, people are recognizing the basic fundamental human right to address menstruation in a safe and affordable way, free of stigma, shame, or barriers to access. Menstruation Matters explores the role of law in this movement. It asks what the law currently says about menstruation (spoiler alert: not much) and provides a roadmap for legal reform that can move society closer to a world where no one is held back or disadvantaged by menstruation. Bridget J. Crawford and Emily Gold Waldman examine these issues in a wide range of contexts, from schools to workplaces to prisons to tax policies and more. Ultimately, they seek to transform both law and society so that menstruation is no longer an obstacle to full participation in all aspects of public and private life.
