When should my daughter use tampons?

After using sanitary pads for a while, it’s likely that your daughter will tell you one day that she’d like to try tampons. That means it’s time for you to go to the store and stare at the many options on the shelf. (And when I say “you,” I mean that in the singular rather than the plural form. Unless you’re willing to travel to a different state and perform your task in disguise, don’t count on your adolescent daughter being willing to stand in a store aisle next to you as you both publicly survey the menstrual products they have available.)