Boys need to know about periods too!!

Hmmm one of my ideas of a perfect world.....

Every male on the planet understood periods

Knew how to cope with periods

Understood our moods during periods........

When I was married  Ex used to sulk for days or even worse when I was on my period 

i wouldn't wish that on anyone!!

My vision is actually achievable if we as parents

Educate our sons too about periods !!

I have shared privately with some friends how I lived with a man who blamed me for having periods, this is not the place to go into it here and now, apart from anything else I am still trying to deal with those kind of emotions in my own way

But why I am writing this is to remind us all as parents of the importance we should stress on educating both our sons and our daughters on all aspects of sex education.
Whilst this article is written with the view on helping our sons to be better and more understanding partners in the future, likewise i do believe that our daughters too should be open and knowledgeable with changes and conditions of the male human body too.

As women we seem to find it second nature to be honest and open with each other and our daughters about our hormones and emotions and other aspects of the menstrual cycle, wouldn't it be great if boys too were brought up seeing that womens periods are a fact of life, it is normal it is the sign of a healthy woman ( generally!!!)

I recently have had a huge discussion with my daughter on this topic as my hope is that she hasn't had the same humiliations that I endured on a period.
How fantastic!!!
She has a caring BF who is caring, will rub her back for her when she is stressed during her period, will run her a hot bath when she feels yuck and will fill her hot water bottle for her tummy if she has cramps!!!!
How has he learnt all this
He did it for his Mum !!

Sometimes we do imagine that things like a period are not relevant to our sons
But believe me they are!!!!

Our sons will grow up into caring and wonderful partners if they are taught from the beginning all basics including periods.

 If we can educate our sons too, so that they understand periods are a necessary pain, a necessary feeling of discomfort, a necessary part of up and down emotions!!

Ultimately we want our sons to see periods as a normal part of everyday life
Nothing to laugh at
Nothing to sneer at
Nothing to be ignorant about
Just a normal occurence that may need their extra understanding for a couple of days a month