Hopefully your tween already feels just as comfortable talking about all subject with both parents.

I did with both of mine, but in my tween to teen stage my Mom left us. Dad did both Dad and Mom duties and quite well. I was never uncomfortable or embarrassed to talk about my health issues with my Dad. And considering I was majorly irregular there was no plan and there were a great many change of clothes run to the school for Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa. It was embarrassing as all get up at school, but at home I never felt uncomfortable talking about things or asking for them to bring me clothes or “I need this at the store.”

And gratefully I had some pretty awesome teachers, good Dads at home I suppose too, because that is where it usually happened and they were always immensely understanding, quiet, and even let me borrow coats if needed to get to the nurses office without others noticing.

~Make a prepared kit just in case and everybody should know where it’s at.

We had an embarrassing little lesson in elementary school with our “interesting nurse”. I’ll spare yu the details. The only good thing about it was she gave us these kits with information, BUT more importanly samples of products and calendars to keep track when we would start and have our periods. Maybe it would be a good idea to put together your own kit with GladRags of course, a little pocket calendar, and some other goodies for that day. Maybe a couple notes from both Mom and Dad that she can always talk to them and how much they love her, with some tips from the family and friends on how to deal with different aspects. How to not be embarrassed to quietly tell the teacher or have a friend tell the teacher for her and so forth.