Hello, today I have a personal opinion of mine and want to hear what you girls think about this topic.
Schools should inform girls about all Menstrual protection options
Do you agree or disagree with the statement above? Comment telling me your opinion on the topic. I agree with the above statement and have some reasons so I have decided to share them with you today.
1. If students are only informed about disposable products, they probably will not discover the world of alternative menstrual products until much later on, because let's face it, a lot of teenagers these days are uncomfortable talking about periods. Teenagers probably won't be searching for other menstrual protection options either because they were only ever taught about Disposables so they may think that these are the only options when it comes to dealing with Periods.
2. If students are only informed about disposables, then they are going to be adding to the landfills along with all the other females using disposable menstrual products. Imagine all of the pads, tampons and applicators getting thrown into the landfill each year. It would be a lot wouldn't it... Due to the plastic backings on pads, it will mean that they will take quite a while to break down, hundreds of years even. Now that is a long time. If girls were introduced to cloth pads and other reusable menstrual products then there will surely be a few of them willing to give them a go and if they were to recommend them to friends and female relatives then that could help reduce the number of pads, tampons and applicators going into the landfill each year. Of course not every girl or woman is going to be happy to use reusable products but then again, not every girl or woman is going to like using disposables but if reusable products are to become more well known then we can help reduce the number going into landfills.
3. As I said before, not every girl is going to like using disposables so great, inform them about reusable products such as cloth pads and cups. They will eventually find a product that they like and are comfortable using. If girls have bad cramps they should be taught that cloth and other reusable products have been known to reduce cramping and can shorten and lighten periods. While it doesn't happen to everyone, they should still know that it can sometimes do that.
Today, I shared only 3 points/ideas but I could probably find more but I think I've said enough for now so I hope that I have got you thinking about this.
Thanks,
KiwiGirlHelp
