Tara grows up : a guide to periods and puberty for young women with intellectual disabilities
Publisher: Wellington NZ, IHC : 2010Description: online resource.Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | MENSTRUATION | PUBERTY | HEALTH INFORMATIONOnline resources: Watch this videoItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Streaming Video | IHC Library | Not for loan | Also available as a DVD |
Introduction|What are pads?|What are periods?|How and when to change a pad|Things to remember|Review the 12 key messages about menstruation
A short film about puberty designed to be watched by girls and young women before they have their first period. Should be viewed with families and caregivers, who can be on hand to answer questions.
This short film is a guide about puberty for young girls with an intellectual disability, as a preparation for their first period. In the film the family, helps Tara, who is 11, understand what she can expect, why her life will develop this way and how she can manage her period.
Good hygiene, the normality of having periods and the need for privacy are all stressed, with a repeat towards the end using Tara’s doll as a “prop”. The film starts with her Mum talking to Tara, who then involves the rest of the family. Tara’s older sister has a key part to play, explaining and demonstrating all the things that Tara needs to know.
It is suggested that the film should be watched first by the parents as well as the caregiver if involved, so that they can make decisions as to how to best use it.
Also available as a DVD
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Good DVD. Girls relate well to this.
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An excellent resource.
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It made the whole process simple. Everyone had the same infomation. my pupil responded to the visual media and it allowed her to ask and for the team around her to respond confidently.
Patron comment on 18/09/2015
I enjoyed the dialogues between Tara and her family members regarding learning about her period. It's given me ideas about how I can support someone who is growing up and will soon get her period.