Raising Strong Girls Together
By: Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC. Prom season is right around the corner, and as I see photos and video clips of the dresses worn this year, a sympathetic grimace creeps over my face. I remember all too well the dilemma of finding the perfect prom dress. Proms are a 4 billion dollar a year [...]
By: Denise Mira. Have you noticed all the journalistic space dedicated to the “dilemma” of getting little Junior to eat his veggies? I can’t quite relate to a crisis of this magnitude, especially pertaining to a forty-pound child. My five boys have always been expected to eat what’s set before them. But in today’s touchy-feely, [...]
By: Dina R. Rose. Scientists have finally confirmed what parents have long known: REWARDS WORK. Yup. Find the right reward and you can get your kids to do pretty much anything. Even gobble up the greens Even gobble up the greens before they pound down the pasta. You don’t even have to resort to ice [...]
By: Natalie Jobity. Style is ultimately about knowing yourself and expressing who you are. It’s about being comfortable in your own skin. Despite the occasion or the event, the stylish woman seems to have that special charisma that commands attention. Confidence is the hallmark of having true style. Women often ask me how they can [...]
Reviewed by: Lana Dalberg. Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen:Even When It Seems Impossible, Conari Press, 1996. Judy Ford has titled her book aptly: Wonderful Ways to Love a Teen…Even When It Seems Impossible. In it, she addresses one of the hardest tasks we have as parents of teenagers: to trust even when our trust [...]
