Let me put my opinion in, as I did write this post years ago.
So, ditto to Knight! Periods aren't as bad as some things kids know because of the internet. Frankly, it's a fact of life and everyone should know about it. If kids have questions, parents can tell them whatever they want. Every woman has it (until a certain age, where periods stop and the next stage happens called menopause, which is what older people have). Most young girls have it! My brother thinks it's fascinating, but yeah.
Anyway, if periods were such a bad subject, KS wouldn't let us write about it. It's a part of puberty and we should be able to talk about it openly, online and in home life, because we need to understand what we are going through.
A little story. My Nanna had no idea what a period was until she read a book on it. That's the only reason she knew when she got hers. If parents don't educate their children then the kid is gonna have a hard time and develop twisted or wrong ideas about puberty, mature topics, and the like. While we hope this isn't the first time someone has heard about periods, we would love to help them and tell them the simple facts of what it is if they don't know. Most kids and all teens and adults should know what it is.
Even for boys, people need to know what's happening to their bodies and this forum is a good place to ask for help from people like you, though you should also always ask your parents!!!
Thanks for reading this, it was sorta long XD