Before She Gets Her Period: Talking with Your Daughter about Menstruation [Paperback]

Jessica B. Gillooly PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998

Personal stories, exercises, and activities to help parents talk with their daughters about menstruation—even if their daughters don’t want to talk.

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About the Author

Jessica B. Gillooly, PhD, is a marriage, family, and child counselor and an associate professor of psychology at Glendale Community College. She lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 163 pages
• Publisher: Perspective Publishing; 1 edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962203696
• ISBN-13: 978-0962203695
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 3.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Helped Me A Lot, June 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Before She Gets Her Period: Talking with Your Daughter about Menstruation (Paperback)

I am a 12 year old girl, and I got my period last month. Before that - I had learned about Menstruation in school. I had a lot of questions, but I didnt think that my mom was the type that I could talk to about this. I found this book in my library, and I thought that it might have some answers. Its a good thing I read it, becase a few weeks after, I got my period. It wasnt as scary as I thought it would be. Afterward, I talked with my mom, and told her that I got mine. She asked me if I had any questions, and instead of replying, I gave her a speech on what I knew. This is a great book, and it teaches that growing up aint bad at all! :)

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Was this book a blessing!, November 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Before She Gets Her Period: Talking with Your Daughter about Menstruation (Paperback)

I was really dreading talking to my ten year old about her period when I chanced upon this book at my bookstore last month. My mother never really got to it until my period started and I thought that I was bleeding to death. This book provided the right framework to help me initiate talking to my ten year old. I feel that these discussions have been some of our most special times together. Thank you, Dr. Gillooly

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book!, January 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Before She Gets Her Period: Talking with Your Daughter about Menstruation (Paperback)

I, too was dreading the talk with my 10 year old daughter. Not knowing where or how to begin. This book really helped put things in order. It brought back some funny and not so funny memories of certain embarrassing situations which opens the door for discussion. I really think this is a great book for all mothers with daughters.