Raising Strong Girls Together
By: Harry H. Harrison Jr. Right now, many parents are in a seeming race to see who can award more gold stars to their daughter every week. Well, here’s a fact every gold star sticker needs to think about: the winners are often the losers. Here’s why: 1. Constant praise teaches children that it’s other [...]
By: Stephanie Burch. The “tween” years (age between childhood and the teenage years, approximately ages 9-12) are especially hard years for girls. Not only are they facing many changes in their bodies and emotions but they are also making big changes in school, responsibility, and the social world. For some girls it seems to be [...]
Set Realistic Expectations for Your Daughter’s Success in 2012
By: Teri Blommaert, M.Ed. Although my partner and I didn’t receive allowances growing up, we wanted our girls to develop better money smarts than we had, so allowance was always part of our parenting plan. When our girls were six and eight, we were ready to get started. The easy part was finding many excellent [...]
By: Harry H Harrison Jr. Look, I’ve been in your shoes. You buy and buy and charge and buy for thirty days then early Christmas morning as you’re putting the finishing touches on building a tricycle that’s only taken ten hour to complete, you look at all the presents under the tree and discover a [...]
by Erika Oliver, MPA. Whether you embrace the magic of Christmas, are kin to the Grinch, or fall somewhere in between, the holiday season brings many opportunities for both stress and joy. It’s easy to get caught up in the stress but often hard to tap into the joy. Holiday “crap” — obligations, deadlines, expectations [...]
The transition back to school can be a tough one for some beach-going teens. Find out how to help your daughter get ‘back in the groove’ of school.
