Book

Stynes, Yumi, 1975- author.

Welcome to your period! / Yumi Stynes & Dr. Melissa Kang ; illustrations, Jenny Latham.

First US edition.

Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books US, 2021.

vii, 163 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm

"Getting your period for the first time can be mortifying, weird, and messy--and asking questions about it can feel even worse. But it doesn't have to be that way. This taboo-free guide is packed with honest advice and big-sisterly wisdom on all the things girls need to know: from what cramps feel like to whether you can feel blood coming out, to what you should do if your pad leaks onto your clothes."--Provided by publisher.

Menstruation -- Juvenile literature.

Puberty -- Juvenile literature.

Teenage girls -- Health and hygiene -- Juvenile literature.

Self-help publications.

Illustrated works.

Kang, Melissa, author.

Latham, Jenny, illustrator.

Includes bibliographical references.

Welcome to your period -- The basics -- I'm worried it will never come -- Before you get your period -- Be prepared with a period pack -- Surprise, it's here! -- Ways to share the news -- You got it! -- I can't talk about periods with my parents -- What happens after your first period? -- How to manage your period -- Keeping track of your period -- Period challenges -- What to do if you feel lousy -- How to handle period pain -- Can I make my periods stop? -- Hygiene and your period -- What do boys think of periods? -- Being an ally: a primer -- Periods and the environment -- About the vagina -- Awesome puberty -- Is something wrong? -- Periods and sex -- The incredible monthly hormone cycle -- Period boss pledge -- Expand your period vocabulary -- Resources.

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