Do you have a million questions about periods? Or can�t you even bear to think about them? Talking about this subject can be really difficult � so here�s a guide based on real questions that thousands of real girls have already asked. Girls are maturing at a younger age and this book will be an invaluable guide for anyone from eight to eighteen. It covers: �How do you know when your periods are about to start? �What will it really be like? �Who do you tell? �What do you use? �Are you different now? Common questions and problems, and much more The authors have been listening to what girls really want to know for many years. Dr Fiona Finlay and Dr Rosemary Jones are both consultant pediatricians, and Tricia Kreitman is an experienced advice columnist. This eminently qualified trio have written a highly readable, accessible and reassuring guide, which has received the approval of the Family Planning Association. AUTHOR: Tricia Kreitman worked as a psychologist designing sex education programmes for young people and then as a psychosexual therapist before becoming a full-time author and broadcaster. She has been an advice columnist for many years, specializing in young people�s and women�s problems. Tricia has worked on a wide variety of publications, including Mizz, Chat and Prima, and is an experienced TV presenter and radio broadcaster. She lives in London. Fiona Finlay has worked as a community pediatrician in Bath, Bristol and Southampton. She is currently a Community Pediatric Consultant in Bath, where she lives with her family. She has a special interest in social pediatrics. Rosemary Jones is a consultant pediatrician from Bath, In addition to specializing in young people�s health; she works with children with autism and children who are living apart from their birth families. She combines her career with hands on experience with young people � she has four sons and three daughters, most of them teenagers! REVIEWS: ��an excellent book that covers everything around periods�will also be useful for parents. It outlines what young people�s concerns are and the information they need, which can only make it easier for adults to talk with young people when the subject comes up.� SELLING POINTS: �A clear, unpatronising book giving teens all the facts they really want to know �Many parents find it difficult or even impossible to talk about sexual development with their daughters �The information that parents or schools do give is often biological rather than practical *
