Friday, October 14th 2016
PERIOD Episode 4: I think it’s sort of like pee or poop
Excerpt: Kate interviews four mothers and five kids — and my own kid — about what a period is.
Summary: I interview families with young children about periods. We discuss how kids come to understand privacy and secrecy, bodily functions, and growing up. This might be my favorite episode of the whole season – I really enjoyed hearing from children, and realizing that the way we parents think we are engaging our kids might not be having its intended effect.
This episode also has repercussions for the next several episodes – themes of what parents do, or should be doing, on the topic of periods comes up when I interview educators, and period activists.
Next week, I share the interviews of a seventh grade science teacher and a sexual health educator. I was fascinated by the things I expected kids to know that they don’t, and by the things they THOUGHT they knew but were wrong about.
Subscribe to PERIOD so you don’t miss an episode! Subscribing, especially on iTunes, helps us a ton with promoting the podcast and getting the word out to more people. You can also find information about the podcast at Period Podcast on Facebook.
Want to be on PERIOD? I am collecting first period stories! Leave me a voicemail with your story at 262-PERIOD-2. Don’t forget to tell me how to contact you if I want to follow up.
Other ways to contact me:
- Email me at periodpodcast2 at gmail dot com
- Find me on Twitter at @periodpodcast2 and @kateclancy
I can’t wait to hear what you think! Thanks for listening!
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