Ella & I finished our Maturation & Sexual Reproduction Unit today. I found it to be a good and informative unit without it being cringe or uncomfortable at all.

This was my first big sex talk as a mom and I had anticipated it to be awkward, but since I never had an actual discussion about sex (or puberty in general) with my own mother, it was very important for me to have with my children. It wasn’t awkward at all and neither Ella or I ever felt uncomfortable. She asked questions and I made sure she knew she was able to come to me any time with any questions she has no matter how embarrassing they may seem.

The unit covered all things from body terminology, to puberty, to sex and childbirth, and more. The last lesson in the unit was regarding personal hygiene and steps to take now to be responsible in adulthood (like washing your own laundry).

It was suggested (but not required) in the unit that I put together a hygiene kit for her to end the unit so my mom & I took Ella shopping for personal hygiene items and then put together a hygiene basket for her.

Our Hygiene Basket Included

• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Body Wash
• Scrub Sponge (shaped like ice cream 🍦)
• Morning Face Wash
• Evening Face Wash
• Toothbrush (with charger & replacement bristle tops)
• Toothpaste
• Hairbrush
• Nail Clippers
• Emory Boards (Nail Files)
• Deodorant
• Razor
• Shaving Cream
• Pads
• Tampons
• Period Panties
• Teen Cup Pack

I loved putting this together for her and knowing that she is prepared for puberty! It was a nice bonding experience with her and I feel much more confident to repeat this unit again in the future with the rest of my children, although I do think I will add a few other puberty book options in their kits as well going forward.

Hopefully this will give you some ideas about what to put together in puberty pack for your pre-teen!

Until next time ♡ Mama Morozov