
A lot of girls don't know what to expect when their first period comes.
They may know that periods exist.
But they may not know:
What will happen?
What will it feel like?
What do I do if it starts at school?
Who do I tell?
And when nobody has talked to them about it beforehand, a completely normal body change can suddenly feel frightening, embarrassing or confusing.
Amina's First Period was created to help change that.
No, you don't need to give her a complicated biology lesson.
And you don't need to wait until she actually gets her first period.
This book gives you a gentle way to start the conversation before she needs the pouch in her school bag.
Through Amina's story, you can talk together about periods, preparation, asking for help and knowing when to speak to a trusted adult.
So instead of waiting for the question...
"Mummy, what's happening to me?"
...you've already opened the door.
A 39-page, full-colour illustrated story about Amina, her mother and the conversation around her first period.
PLUS: Parent-and-Child Conversation Prompts
Questions to help you continue the conversation after reading the story together.
PLUS: Period Pouch Checklist
A practical checklist to help her understand what she can keep ready before her first period.
PLUS: First-Period Journal Page
A space for her to record and reflect on her first-period experience.
PLUS: Health Guidance
Age-appropriate guidance about when she should tell a trusted adult.
Help her understand what a period is before it happens.
Help her recognise that changes in her body are part of growing up.
Give her language to talk about what she's experiencing and ask questions.
Then I want you to be able to answer this:
Does she know what to do if her first period starts at school?
Does she know where her period supplies are?
Does she know who she can tell?
Does she know that she doesn't have to be embarrassed or afraid to ask for help?
That's why the book includes the period pouch checklist, conversation prompts and first-period journal alongside the story.
Your daughter is around 8–12 and you know her first period is getting closer.
You've been meaning to have the conversation but don't quite know how to start.
She has started asking questions about periods or changes in her body.
You want something you can read together rather than simply sitting her down for "the talk."
Or maybe you simply want her to know what to do before the day arrives.
That's exactly why I made this.
39-page full-colour digital book
Complete illustrated parent-and-child story.
Parent-and-child conversation prompts
Questions to help you keep the conversation going.
Period pouch packing checklist
A practical preparation page.
Health guidance + first-period journal
Support for knowing when to tell a trusted adult and a page she can use for her first-period experience.
Read it on a phone or tablet and print the activity pages for personal use.
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Her first period is going to happen whether or not you've had the conversation.
But how she experiences it can be different.
She can meet that moment confused and frightened...
or prepared, informed and knowing who to turn to.
You don't have to make the conversation perfect.
You just have to start it.
Start before she needs the pouch.
For household/personal use only. Please do not forward, resell or upload the digital file elsewhere.