The Period Party: Celebrating Your Womanhood

Pilar Mitchell July 17, Think uterus-shaped cakes, tampon goodie bags and a whole lot of period positivity. Imagine being 13 and having your parents throw you a party to celebrate your first period.

But maybe that reaction is the problem. For girls who fear the unknown about getting their period - a positive, open space to talk and ask questions is important.

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Shelley said she decided to throw the shindig when she found out that Brooke was worried about starting her period. Tyra Banks' mum threw her one in the 80s when the supermodel was just Tyra Banks' mum Carolyn raised her daughter to be body positive. Yet I felt unprepared.

I was embarrassed and made even more so when Mum laughed as I whispered the calamity that was happening to me. With washing and ironing piled to the ceilings, and scrapping siblings, she thrust a pad at me followed by a strap-like contraption to hold it in place. This was one of two shared by all the women in the family.

No, my mother had no time for ritual — just survival. But when my daughter was born, 18 months after my son, I swore I would prepare her for her first period.

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She had begun to display signs of puberty a year or so before that Sunday evening revelation and we chatted about what was happening to her body: I wanted her to understand that this was not a moment of dread but celebration. Period parties focus on educating young girls about menstruation and teaching them the lessons they may not receive in sex education classes at school.

'Girl, you're a woman now': Parents hosting period parties for daughters

Many young girls often feel apprehensive about starting their period. For parents, period parties are about making the occasion something to celebrate, rather than fear. A post shared by Azalea Health Services azaleadoc on Jun 16, at 7: Last year, year-old Brooke Lee from Florida made headlines after her mom, Shelly, threw her a period party. A post shared by Masakhane Center masakhane on Jun 15, at 3: A post shared by Sara Renkonen gaylien on Feb 24, at 9: