Period.: A Girls Guide to Menstruation

If you’re a mother, you may recognize this book. Yup! It’s the same one that was out when we were girls. It was good then but with all of the updates and revisions, it’s great now. The authors, JoAnn Loulan and Bonnie Worthen, have done an outstanding job in dealing with body image. They offer simple down-to-earth advice that will help preteens understand what normal is, and that they are normal by being different. This is a winning philosophy for young girls to have when dealing with body image issues.

While mothers tend to deal 'girl stuff' in the traditional family, not all families are traditional. I want to note that this book is exceptional for single fathers of preteen daughters(the parent's guide is a must for you), grandparents raising their granddaughters or counselors of preteen girls.