For women, talk is the glue that holds a relationship together. With the current world, where the internet is providing any piece of information, plus Google knowing everything, everyone including the children, can access any information they want.
Therefore mothers need to be intentional about providing the right information to their daughters, regardless of the topic. It will be much better if a mother will teach her daughter, than letting her learn what she wants to know from the Internet.
This piece of information highlights some of the very vital conversations you need to have with your daughter. These are:
1. Body image and confidence matters
This is where the mother should make the daughter build her confidence. Tell her and appreciate her beauty, make her accept anybody changes as she grows. This will help her to be that type of girl will not be intimidated by what the world will tell her. Let not her boyfriends be the first ones to comment on her beauty and outlook. Make it sound normal for her.
2. Sex and reproductive health matters
First, you need to make this an open conservation with her, start with mentioning to your daughter about menstruation, share with her your first experience over the same, the importance maintaining good hygiene during this time, how to 'install' the pads. The mother should also remember to alert the daughter about the cramps that come along with the periods, mood swings among other related things. You can also inform her the need to stay pure until marriage.
3. Life skills
This is where you help her cultivate life skills. You need to make her embrace life skills early enough. For instance, you should be allocating her some house chores which will enable her to grow skills in cooking, taking care of others, cleaning, and what have you. Teach her to say 'NO' to what disrupts her peace of minds.