🌸 Personal Habits Every Girl Should Learn from Her Mother

✍️ Delivered by: Anutanwa Kosisochukwu
📌 Inspired by: GOA Community

💬 Dear Mothers,

Teaching your daughters how to kneel and greet, how to cook, or how to be a good wife is beautiful. But what’s even more excellent is teaching her how to care for her body. Before she steps into society, please sit her down and guide her through personal hygiene and self-care—from the crown of her head to the soles of her feet.

No one can do this job better than you.
It's not just advice. It's a responsibility.

Too many girls were never taught proper hygiene at home—they only learned after being shamed, mocked, or disrespected. That pain can destroy self-esteem. Let’s prevent that.

🌺 8 Foundational Habits Every Daughter Must Learn at Home

1. How to Wipe Properly After Urinating

Don’t just tell her “go and pee.”
Follow her, guide her. Show her how to clean from front to back, not back to front, to avoid spreading bacteria.
One wrong wipe can cause infections that may last a lifetime—and could even lead to infertility.
Teach her now, before someone else teaches her wrongly.

2. How to Wash Her Undies Separately

Underwear should never be treated like regular clothes. Teach her to:

• Wash them immediately after use

• Rinse thoroughly and dry them in fresh air

• Avoid damp bathroom corners where bacteria thrive
  Let her know her undergarments are personal and sacred.

3. How to Track Her Menstrual Cycle

Even before she gets her first period, prepare her.

• Help her mark dates

• Teach her how to spot mood and discharge changes

• Explain with clarity, not shame

💬 “I once got stained in school because I had no idea how to use a sanitary pad. I was too embarrassed to ask questions. Don't let your daughter learn through humiliation.”

4. How to Change and Dispose of Sanitary Pads Properly

Staying too long in one pad is not only uncomfortable—it’s dangerous.
Teach her to:

• Change regularly (every 4–6 hours)

• Wrap and dispose discreetly

• Maintain both personal health and public hygiene

5. How to Bathe Properly—Not Just Quickly

Cleanliness is not just about soap and water.
She must learn to wash:

• Her armpits

• Behind her ears

• Between her toes

• Under her nails

• Her private area gently
  Help her understand that body odor is preventable, and deodorants or perfumes should enhance, not mask.

6. Why Not to Share Underwear, Sponges, Towels, or Razors

Love is not proven through sharing personal items.
Some infections come disguised as friendship. Teach her to:

• Protect her hygiene

• Respect her personal space

• Say no without guilt

7. How to Clean Her Private Area Safely

Let her know:

• The vagina is self-cleaning

• Use only mild soap for the outer area

• Avoid perfume, harsh soaps, and unnecessary medication

• No scrubbing or “inside washing”

Her body is delicate and holy—treat it that way.

8. How to Speak Up When She Notices Changes

If she can’t talk to you when something feels off, who will she talk to?
Let your daughter’s voice be strong in your home so that no stranger will have the chance to silence or mislead her.

“Teach her with love, before the world teaches her with pain.”

🌹 Final Word

When you raise a clean girl,
You raise a confident woman.

Don’t leave her hygiene to the world.
Let her learn it from you—with love, wisdom, and safety.

📌 INSPIRED BY: GOA Community
✍️ DELIVERED BY: Anutanwa Kosisochukwu