13 minutes | Thursday, 16 March 2017
‘The painters are in’... ‘Aunty Flo is back’... or maybe you’re more of a traditional ‘it’s the time of the month again’ type?
We have always found it difficult to talk about periods. Period. There are some worrying statistics in the news today (16th March) confirming how awkward we feel about the taboo subject.... more than half of women in the UK have admitted to not knowing what was happening to their body when they had their first period; many of us attach the words 'shame' and 'embarrassment' to menstruation... None of this is healthy.
Well, today sees the launch of an initiative in the UK that’s set to turn the tide (...!) Christy spoke to two of the ladies from Loose Women – Nadia Sawalha and Kaye Adams – famous for their frank discussions on TV about taboo subjects along with Jade Dalrymple, who teaches Year 6 pupils; Jade is part of the new Betty for Schools initiative, and feels schools need to talk about the subject as early as possible.