Menstrual education should be made necessary in schools

Menstrual education should be made necessary in schools

(By Pashmeen Kaur ) 

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Introduction 

Menstruation can come anytime and can scare a girl if they are not educated and told about it. A girl wonders why is the so much blood coming out of her vagina. My sister got her first period during the lockdown she is 13 and was not told about it either by the school or by her own mother, she got scared and started shivering which made her faint. Educating about the menstruation is a very important concept not only to girls but to boys as well they should understand the pain that a girl goes through and rather making fun they should support them. there is a lot of period shaming that takes place during the school time as girls are not educated so many girls get their periods when they are in school and without knowing themselves they bleed and some stain found on their clothes or the chair they are made fun by the boys in the school. These things should to be taught in school to boy that how act when a girl gets her period and hence it is nit funny.

Boys and girls both should be taught that is natural to get periods. 

10 important lessons that should be taught about menstruation :

1 Its normal - it is a normal process for girls and it indicates that the girl body is growing. Usually girl get their period in the age between 9 to 16.

2 Menstruation is not sickness - it is not sick to bleed, it not sick to go in the kitchen and work and it is not sick to go the temple, god has made our body like this and we should all function during the time of our periods.

3 Girls can have irregular cycle during the first few years of menstruation - during the first stages of the menstruation it is normal that the cycle is not continuous hence they should be taught that they should note the last date of their periods so that when they get it next month they should have it their school bag. 

4 Girl notices several changes that take place in her body - the breast of the girl grows and the hip area gets widen even they grow hair in certain parts of the body which is normal as she is growing.  They can get bit more emotional than then usual days or angry as the hormone’s changes in the body.

5 Its does not have to be a secret - Menstruation does have to be a secret it is not crime that has to be hidden. In fact, all your friends and family should know about and they should support you with changes that take place in the body.

6 Sometimes it can get painful - sometimes periods can be painful and sometimes some girls get injection to reduce the pain. It is not easy things to deal with tons of blood flowing out the body.  

7 Exercise is very good for girls no matter what month it is – there are many exercises that girls should practice during their periods as it helps and reduce the pain. One of the best is walking light walks can give relief from the pain.

In school they should be taught the importance of using a pad rather than cloth. As many girls nowadays also uses cloth rather pads. 
It is very important to educate girls in the village level about the same as they do not have any knowledge as it if is not taken seriously then a lot of problems related to cancer or many such serious problem can be caused.

Conclusion

Teaching about periods even to the boys is making the society more modern. Even the mother should also become friend of the girl and teach her about her periods before it even strikes her, having knowledge about periods is not bad it is not a crime.

  

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