Menarche at camp or on a trip

If you are in a situation where there are girls that have not yet achieved menarche (you may not know who has and who hasn't, but if you are working with middle school or younger girls, the likelihood is high) there is a very good chance that one of them will have their first period on the trip, camp or overnight. This is a Murphy's Law kind of thing.

• Come prepared with proper supplies.
  
• Have a “mother figure” along (a camp “nurse” or some other designated caring individual).
  
• Have female counselors sensitive to the possibility and when they suspect, have them ask and if true get them to the “mother.”
  
• The mother figure should take care of immediate issues, give them love and attention.
  
• Have the girl call her mother to share the news.