Raising Strong Girls Together
By Elizabeth Donovan, M.A. Adolescence is notorious for creating girls that prefer to talk-back instead of being “talked to.” But a new study proves that though teenage girls and boys swear they don’t “listen” to their parents – they actually do. And who do they listen to? When it comes to NOT smoking, dads can [...]
*Published with permission of Girls Inc. A study by Girls Inc. provided important new information on the factors that affect girls’ sexual behaviors and attitudes in early adolescence. An interactive presentation of the data can be seen at www.girlsinc.org. In the study, conducted in collaboration with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (MPR), from 2001 to 2006, [...]
By: Carol Pratt, R.D., nutrition expert for the Wheat Foods Council As an adolescent and teenager, food choices are often made because of cravings, convenience or peer-influence. Women at that age typically don’t consider long-term effects of the food choices they make. It isn’t until metabolisms slow down or health issues start to catch up [...]
One of our wonderful forum members brought this hot-off-the-press book to my attention today. I think the title says it all. So Sexy So Soon by Diane Levin and Jean Kilbourne is a must read for parents with girls. The authors focus on “the new sexualized childhood and what parents can do to protect their [...]
