How does a single father deal with womanly issues regarding a daughter?

Question

I'm a single man with a daughter. She is 8 now, but I figure a man can teach a female only so much...how do I deal with issues like periods, boys, b*****s...things like that?

Answer 1

use this information or sit with her and read this theres other articles on this too hope i helped

Answer 2

How about going to Auntie or grandma for help. You must have one woman you love and trust in your lifes.

Answer 3

Its nice to see another single father with a daughter. Im in the same situation just my duaghter is 2 or will be next month. But the way i look at it is if i ever find someone to be with, she will teach her when the time is right or ill just go to a nearest female friend or even to her grandma or aunt.

Answer 4

a lot of it she will learn in school or from friends.You cold buy a book about periods etc for her to read. Have a look at it yourself also..........Make sure pads etc are bought before she's gonna need them..

I hope you do a better job of that side than my dad did....He never spoke to me about such things,so i felt i could not turn to him........I had no close aunt i could talk to either.......I knew about periods and stuff from friends and school but when i started my period i could not face telling him,so i used my pocket money for sanitary products used birthday money for bra's...

I suppose maybe my dad thought that when i was seeing my mother she was sorting all that out, she assumed my dad was... and i just never mentioned it to either of them..

Answer 5

They do make books for things like that. Buy her a book and tell her if she has questions she can come to you. You may also want to buy a box of tampons and a box of pads when she gets a little older so they will be there when she needs them.

Answer 6

Buy her some books! Ask your sister when the time is right to take her bra shopping, buy her pads etc

You can still tell her about all that, but it might be less embarrassing if a female relation or some close female brought her shopping etc.

Answer 7

first of all its nice to hear  that there is a single man out there caring for his daughter. thats  a rare thing to hear. second of all. it is definately going to be pretty awkward. as a teen, i advice you to find a close female like a sister, mother, close friend to help you out and talk to your daughter. when it comes to period or bras ask your female helped to take her out and buy her bras and pads.  if my father were to have taken me i think it wld have been the most awkwardest thing in the world.  

good luck

Answer 8

Well when it comes to boys you'll actually be better at that then we women will... you're on the inside lol. You know what to warn her about and all of that fun stuff. When it comes to periods- honestly they teach the basics in school so you could probably just buy some pads and tell her you're going to put them in the bathroom for when she needs them. I never really discussed any of that with my mom, I just told her when I needed them and read the directions on the package. As far as bra shopping, she might feel more comfortable if a female took her but if not you can to department stores and have her fitted- she keeps her clothes on, it's not anything embarassing, but the girls there can help her find bras that fit. Or you could just buy some sports bras for her- they aren't as confusing size-wise. It's no different than buying underwear really and you've been doing that all these years right? I would just make sure you let her know that she can come to you with any questions and act really nonchalant about it- if she senses that you're uncomfortable then she won't come to you and you want to have as open communication as possible with someone who is heading towards their teen years. In the meantime, keep doing your homework on female issues so if she has questions you're able to answer them. Good Luck! =]

Answer 9

Do you have a female friend/family member who would be comfortable addressing this? I personally feel that unless you have a really close/good relationship that is a line that shouldnt be crossed by a man. IT can be very uncomfortable to both parties involved.

Answer 10

Bring grandma, an aunt, or a female (over 18...maybe over 21) cousin to talk to her.

Answer 11

use your female side every guy has 1! and dont worry you'll do fine! x

Answer 12

My bf's been there done that. Buy a book that addresses the issue and talk to her about it.  Keep in mind that girls can have their periods as early as 9 today, so starting at 8 is pretty reasonable.  I had no clue what was going on when my period started at 10, so ANYTHING you say is better than what my mom did (which was nothing).

Answer 13

Well maybe there is another women in you guys life like your sister, mother or a friend, im sure that if you ask a female friend for help they will be glad to help you, speacially when she gets her period ya know, and books work too so when things start to happen to her it would be a good idea to buy her books. But at the same time your playing the role of mom  and dad so if you have to talk to her once in a while about womely issues thats nothing bad, don't feel uncomfterble kay hun...BTW your doing a great Job and you should be proud of yourself for raising her on your own, more men should be like you!!!