$20 www.bepreparedperiod.com Gift CertificateFun Tweet Chat’s = Fun Giveaways!!!

March 9th, 2012 Be Prepared Period and You ARE Loved will join forces again for yet another fun chat! March’s event will be a Come & Chat: Puberty and Periods – Guiding Tween & Teen Girls session. An opportunity to discuss period & puberty experiences and concerns.

To help promote the event and encourage participation You ARE Loved has generously donated $20 for one lucky participant to spend at www.bepreparedperiod.com. That’s right! The winner will get to pick their fave menstrual products!

Shopping online means no embarrassing trips down “the isle of supplies” at the drugstore. Shop from the convenience of your own home and let them be delivered to you when you need them.

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As odd as it may seem, for several years, I noticed every, single menstrual product advertising that came my way. Actually, I analyzed the ones that were out of my way, too. I bought magazines that I wouldn’t normally peruse and paid attention to television ads that I would usually mentally tune out. I wasn’t just obsessed; I was on a mission. My mission was to research and to shine a spotlight on the messages about menstruation that are routinely sent to girls and women.

Initially, this official investigation interested me one day when I bought a box of organic tampons from my local grocery store in Pennsylvania. The tampons were quite expensive (because they have dioxins left out, for crying out loud), but the biggest insult was that, at that time, I was charged a sales tax. Yes- taxed on something that is a necessity for over half of the population. In Pennsylvania, there is neither a sales tax on food (of course) nor certain clothing. That makes sense, but a tax on tampons- really? Those, or some kind of substitute, are absolutely a life necessity at some point for the female population. The inherent unfairness of this scenario sent me reeling, because what does that say about how the state views girls, women, and their worth? The bottom line is that to unfairly tax more than half of the population implies that the state doesn’t care or recognize that women live with a special circumstance. This got me thinking about how women and girls are routinely treated in the culture because of menstruation. What other “invisible” discriminations are imposed upon women?

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Welcome to the 1st Period Story Blog Hop Hosted By Be Prepared Period and Eco-Crazy Mom!

As women we all have our own period stories. This blog hop was designed to bring us all a little closer by reminding us how similar we all really are (even though our experiences may vary). Be Prepared Period has a mission to break the silence on the “taboo” topic of periods – will you join us?

Feeling a bit bashful? Not sure this type of post fits your blog topic? No worries! Be Prepared Period offers the opportunity to ““Share Your Story” right on their site – including a backlink (or not) to your blog.

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Period Pack To Go

Fun Tweet Chat’s = Fun Giveaways!!!

March 9th, 2012 Be Prepared Period and You ARE Loved will join forces again for yet another fun chat! March’s event will be a Come & Chat: All Things Tween & Teen session for parents to discuss period & puberty experiences and concerns.

To help promote the event and encourage participation we will be giving away a Period Pack To-Go to one lucky participant.

Period Pack To-Go is a great way to discreetly carry emergency feminine products for when you start your period on the go. Carrying your supplies disguised in this fashionable pouch, means never needing to hide them on the trip to the rest room. Fits great in a purse or school bag. Perfect for girls expecting their first period or for any woman that wants to be prepared for those emergency moments.

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Are you a Softcup lover? Show your love and “Like,” Tweet, or Pin (We know how many of you are crazy over Pinterest!) this post. Let’s see how many new people we can introduce this great product to!

Help us share why you love Softcup by leaving a comment below. We want to help educate women that there are more product options than the traditional pad or tampon. READ MORE… »

This month we are co-hosting (with You ARE Loved) a special “What’s to Love About Menstruation – A Menstrual Product Valentine Faceoff Event! We want to hear from you! Do you prefer pads, tampons, menstrual cups, sponges or …? Do you use reusable products or disposables? Do you have a favorite brand? What are your favorite feminine hygiene products and why? Please comment below.

This photo features some our favorite natural, eco-friendly and organic feminine hygiene products – DivaCupLunapads LunetteMaxim HygieneNatracare Ruby’s Red WashSoftcup. For more information or to order these products you can click their links or you can click the “Monthly Supplies” button in the right side bar. READ MORE… »

February 10th we will be co-hosting another great chat with You ARE Loved. Not just any chat, but a special Valentines Day edition! Joining us for this chat will be special guests from GladRags and DivaCup.

To help promote the event and encourage participation GladRags has generously given a $50 Gift Certificate (for GladRags.com) to give away to one very luck participant.

GladRags was inspired by the simple utility, earth-friendliness, and comfort of cloth diapers in 1992. Today, GladRags is still a small company but with a big presence, promoting positive attitudes toward menstruation and making the environment a safer, cleaner place. GladRags can be found in health food stores and natural pharmacies nationwide.

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February 10th we will be co-hosting another great chat with You ARE Loved. Not just any chat, but a special Valentines Day edition! Joining us for this chat will be special guests from DivaCup and GladRags.

To help promote the event and encourage as much participation as possible DivaCup has generously given us not one but FIVE DivaCups to give away to five very lucky participants.

For those of you that are not familiar with The DivaCup, it is a wonderful menstrual alternative. It ends hassles with unreliable disposable tampons and sanitary pads in endless absorbencies, shapes and styles. This makes it perfect for all activities.

 “I bought one of these two months ago and it is the greatest thing ever! I don’t need pads or tampons at all anymore. It has made getting my period a much more tolerable experience. No leaks, no worries! I recommend this product to every woman! I dont think I will ever switch back to pads after using The DivaCup!” – Kristen

For more information on DivaCup, “Click Here.”

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We are so excited for January’s Tweet Chat, co-hosted with You ARE Loved that we are giving away a Be Prepared 1st Period Kit!  To help promote the chat and encourage as much participation as possible we will be giving away a kit to one lucky contestant.

The Be Prepared 1st Period Kit is the perfect kit to help parents and girls prepare for the changes ahead. No need to worry about fumbling your way through the sometimes awkward conversation of what to expect with your first period.  Don’t dread this change, celebrate it! With this kit, you will Be Prepared! It includes all the supplies she will need to get her started and the information you need to answer her questions (and yours!)

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A site about periods, you say? Is that really necessary? After all, isn’t that what parents and sex education classes are for?

The truth is that nothing can be further from the truth.

In fact, for girls and their parents, no matter how loving and involved, ‘growing up’ can be a difficult, confusing albeit beautiful phase of life – that is often misunderstood and laced with silent shame. Especially when it comes to sexual development and periods.

So one intuitive and determined mother, finding herself in the midst of puberty with her own daughter decided to do something about it. She found it conflicting that there was nothing on the market that she could give to her daughter, to mark this special time in her life. So she created one, and she made a vow to go one-step further!

To also educate.

To make resources for parents and girls readily available and easily accessible, as they SHOULD BE. To ease the transition so it becomes one of empowerment rather than shame – of celebration rather than confusion.

And most importantly, to spread the word, so that ALL girls and ALL parents could benefit from the truth about menstruation and puberty, which starts with the fact that it is 100% normal and completely natural. (And these days, starting earlier than ever)

Branching Out – How Be Prepared Period Has Grown –

What started out as a homegrown business to provide girls with a special gift that they could be given when they started their periods has turned into a full throttle platform to raise period awareness and ensure that girls and parents readily find the information and resources that they need, when they need it. READ MORE… »