I won’t drag you through the gory, girly details of when I went through puberty, but even growing up with three older sisters, I really had no clue. So, believe me when I say I was not quite prepared to give the talk to my daughter. My daughter is nine, I’m thankful that I still have a few years to prepare for the ‘body’ talk.

Umm… no! This mom lost her few years about 3 months ago.

Not puberty. Not a training bra. Her period. At nine, my daughter, a third grader, still my baby, started her period and I felt lost. You can read about my instruction to my daughter, but I knew that at nine and her body already changing, we were going to be having all kinds of talks earlier in her life, and much sooner then mom thought.

It’s a wonderful thing that I’m part of the book club associated with SV Moms Group and Deep South Moms because I have been opened to a whole level of reading that I normally would not seek out on my own. Our current book The Body Scoop for Girls by Jennifer Ashton was a no brainer for me to be a part of.

With my nine year old already experiencing early puberty, I needed a book that could help me help her; was current to her needs as a little girl, but could be blunt without being disgusting. I wanted her to learn about her body, not be afraid of the changes.

It was a nice change to have words to give her an explanation about a ‘period’ instead of the visuals I used during our original talk; although those visuals were great to help her understand. With Ashton’s book, I’ll finally have a guide that can follow her during her body changes, but will allow me to learn to talk on her kid level.

And those body changes are coming! From her deodorant talk and trying out every brand available in the store, to her question to me lately, “Why are you waxing you upper lip?” I’m embracing reading about how I can teach my daughter to be confident in her skin and to accept every little part of her body.

Oh, and if you’re wondering how a mom can’t figure out how to talk to her little girl about puberty, her body, and the new changes on coming, when she, herself is a women… Wow, trust me when I say everything I knew went out the window when it came to my little girl.

Moms, It’s OK to have a guide, and The Body Scoop for Girls is a positive path for you and your daughter to read.

Disclosure: I am part of SV Moms Group regional blog Deep South Moms and received a free copy of The Body Scoop for Girls by Jennifer Ashton to participate in the monthly book club. I was not obligated to write about this book and all opinions are my own.