Celebrating the Cycle; Guiding Your Daughter into Womanhood
by Marie Zenack. With illustrations by Christina Wadsworth
Paperback version
Celebrating the Cycle is a parenting book in three sections.
The first section, Understanding the Cycle, is for mother and daughter to read together as the adolescent daughter approaches her first menstrual cycle. It contains comprehensive information on women’s health, explaining the menstrual cycle, how to keep a menstrual calendar, how to feel our best during our menstrual period, and how to care for ourselves and our clothing during our menstrual period. Topics relating to the menstrual cycle, such as nutrition, sleep, health and beauty, are also covered. In addition to providing accurate sex education, this section builds the adolescent girl’s self-esteem as she begins her menstrual periods, and eases this delicate time in the mother/daughter relationship.
The second section, Creating the Celebration, helps mothers honour their adolescent daughters with a celebration when the daughter begins her menstrual cycle. It contains uplifting stories from women's mythology, poetry, and a variety of sample celebrations from different cultures. This section puts joy into parenting a daughter.
The last section, Sexuality and Birth, is for mother and adolescent daughter to read together when the daughter has become accustomed to her menstrual cycle and is ready for more detailed sex education. It contains in depth information about the menstrual cycle and menstrual calendar. It explains the male anatomy and physiology and gives a clear description of sexual relations, pregnancy, labour and childbirth, and breastfeeding. This is sex education and parenting in a traditional family context.
Celebrating the Cycle has 145 pages, 8 1/2 by 11 format, with large, easy to read, type and clear, playful illustrations. A user friendly guide to parenting a daughter.
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Celebrating the Cycle by Marie Zenack
