Q. My 11-year-old daughter started her period and asked her mother not to tell me. So, she didn’t. I found out almost two ...

Unexpectedly starting your period while out in public can often become quite a shameful and unnerving situation, despite how normal menstruation is. An elementary school teacher named Emily Elizabeth ...

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Anna Lee Beyer writes about mental health, relationships, parenting, and books for Huffington Post, Romper, Slate, Glamour, Parents, and others. A first menstrual cycle usually occurs between the ages ...