Effective Biblical Discipline
A word of advice for parents of a strong-willed girl whose personality becomes downright nasty every month: I strongly recommend that you encourage your daughter to plot the particulars of her menstrual cycle on a graph. Talk to her about PMS and how it influences behavior, self-esteem and moods. Ask her to record when her period begins and ends each month, as well as how she feels before, during and after her cycle. (Don't bring up the subject until she is in midcycle.) I think you and she will see that the emotional blowups that tear the family apart are predictable and recurring. Premenstrual tension during adolescence can produce a flurry of tornadoes every 28 days.
If you know they are coming, you can retreat to the storm cellar when the wind begins to blow.
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