Kathy Pickus

My goal at Dot Girl Products™ is that every girl has a positive first period experience and an empowered first step to womanhood.

Along with my sister, Terri Goodwin, I founded Dot Girl Products™ in December of 2006. We brought our experience as daughters and mothers to help you honestly address an uncomfortable topic.

Our motivation to create The Dot Girl’s First Period Kit® grew from our own awkward teenage experiences. Despite the fact that our mother was a wonderful nurturer to four daughters, she was never comfortable talking to us about our bodies. We found that this is more often the rule than the exception for both moms and dads. And the reality today is that parents often find themselves in the awkward position of having avoided the subject at all costs, to the detriment of their daughters.

My goal for the kit is to provide parents with the information and supplies you need to explain the basics of menstruation to your daughters. And for the girls, I hope that having the kit will lessen their anxiety about their first period and instead turn it into a positive experience.