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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I found my foster daughter's sheets stained with blood. She didn't tell me before leaving for school or attempt to do anything about it.  So Iwashed and changed the sheets, no big deal. Foster daughter comes home from school, doesn't go to room, doesn't say anything about sheets. Before she heads off to her room  for the night, I say hey I changed your sheets. No big deal, I just need to know next time. She says she was going to address it when she got home (but clearly hadn't). Not sure if I handled that the right way.

The other issue is that she changes her pads in her room. Leaves the paraphanelia around (wrappers, old pads whatever). Do I tell her that this is a bathroom activity? Not really sure how or even if I should address this. She has her own private bathroom.

As far as her being embarrassed. She freely has discussed her monthly cycle with my husband and his father (as a demonstration of her openess IMO) but maybe her willingness to discuss it on her own terms doesn't make it any less embarrassing for me to bring it up? She's lived with us for almost a year now, so this isn't our first rodeo but I don't know my teenager raising skills are that improved.

Any help welcomed from those of you that are my skilled than I in teenagerhood, which is probably everyone (let's face it).[/quote]

You need to just treat it as a health issue. Teach her to get the blood stains out of the sheets. Just mention that ALL pad related items MUST go in the trash, no exceptions. Try to be as matter of fact as possible.[/quote]

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