Should I mention to my kid that her breasts are budding?

[Anonymous]

Yes, and get her some training undergarments. I was mortified to see pictures of myself at that age with very visible budding breasts. Men would leer. Made me very uncomfortable. I don't know why my mother didn't buy me training bras. I had to eventually ask for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a little weird to me that some people won’t address it at all. It’s a natural and necessary conversation, which you can of course tailor to your particular child. With my daughter, who still walks around in just underwear at 10, I said “Time to go bra shopping, huh?!”

It's very weird how many people are advocating for no discussion.

[Anonymous]

I would just take her bra shopping. My mom never mentioned mine and I actually thought I had cancer for about 6 months because of the lumps. Finally I asked her to take me to a doctor to check the lump. It would have saved me a lot of worry if I realized it was all normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ask about bra shopping - it was SO awkward for me to bring it up to my mom and I really wish she had mentioned it first. I endured a lot of teasing because I was trying to wait for her to take the lead because I was so embarrassed.

Yup, same here. She was waiting for me to ask.