A Development Journey
What I will share at this point might get a bit technical. I’ll try not to overwhelm you with...
Drama! Drama! Drama!
Don’t be surprised if your prepubescent kids have heard from older siblings or friends that...
The Four Seasons
Let’s talk about the monthly cycle and how it influences the female mind and body. It is impossible...
The Cuddle Hormone
Before we leave the subject of hormones that come into play at this time, there is another secretion...
Girls and Bullying
According to the National Education Association, more than 160,000 children stay home from school...
Bullying and Girls: Cliques and Control
Perhaps you read the news story about thirteen-year-old Megan Meier, who was an overweight, unhappy...
Popularity Contest
“Friends and enemies” will be the key to everything for your daughter in the middle school...
Girls Need To Belong
Many of the girls who are at the bottom of the social ladder at school are also rejected at home by...
If Nancy Is Safe, I’m Safe Too
Some years ago a woman told me about her experience as a room mother for her daughter’s fourth-grade...
Raising Daughters Right
The title I have chosen for this book, Bringing Up Girls, makes a fundamental assertion. It assumes...
Who Wouldn’t Want to be A Princess?
Why are girls so taken with the princess fantasy? Our daughter, Danae, has loved the princess fantasy...
A Quest for Respect and Dignity
“To be a princess is to be considered beautiful, to be pursued, and to see all your hopes and...