start her off with pads, make sure to buy a variety of sizes if she's really nervous or shy about it [so she can make the choices herself without the embarrassment of asking].
keep some tampons around, if she wants them, she can use them, but i don't think there's a real need to introduce them to her until she's more familiar to having a period anyway.
Whatever 'freedom' is really in what she wears and how much activity she does. If she wears tight skimpy clothes or lots of skirts or dresses [i hope not the tight skimpy wear] or does a lot of running/swimming/athletics, a tampon will make things easier.
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