Raising Strong Girls Together
By: Lindsey Brickell. Congratulations, it’s a baby girl! You were probably never happier than the moment that pink bundle was put in your arms. However, whether you realized it then or not, you were not only getting a gift but a curse as well. The curse? Worry. From that first cry throughout the rest of [...]
by Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC. Kids don’t come with a manual and neither does parenting. For the most part, good communication gets you through the rough times and helps to divert disaster. One dilemma that tends to stymie most parents centers around the friends your child chooses. Most of the time, kids make great [...]
By: Laura Fenamore. What’s more painful than chronic physical pain? The pain that lives inside of us, that’s what. Can you imagine being 100 pounds overweight and living with all of the shame that goes along with that? Imagine the inability to buy a dress or the fear that goes with flying on an airplane [...]
Is online learning a good option for your daughter? Are there risks?
Too much technology and multitasking do not mix for tween girls new study shows.
By: Mary Kay Hoal. You’ve likely joined Facebook because you understand that social networking can be a valuable tool to keep up with family and friends. Or perhaps you are a business professional and use Twitter and LinkedIn because of the value it brings to your business. Maybe you don’t social network, but your friends [...]
By: Erik Fisher, PhD, AKA Dr E… When it came time to introduce the idea of going to school, we began to talk about this in the winter when we went to check schools out. We talked about my daughter starting school and started pointing out the school bus. We talked about her older friends [...]
By: Laura Pulido and Jocelyn Woo. It is a scary thought! Cyberbullying is the online equivalent to schoolyard bullying. It involves young people on both sides of the communication, and it continues to be a growing problem each year. According to www.Stopcyberbullying.org, “Cyberbullying is any kind of harassment, insults, and humiliation that uses mobile, wireless, [...]
By: Elizabeth Donovan, M.A. Thanksgiving is a time of reflection and giving thanks for those things we hold dear. Of course there are turkeys to cook, children to feed, football games to watch and indulgent desserts to bake, and people to entertain. But the real meaning of this national holiday is not found in the [...]
By: Dyan Eybergen, RN. When asked what makes them happy at school, kids most often answer: friends! Children have better attitudes about education and learning when they have friends at school. It’s important for your daughter to adopt healthy attitudes about school and learning. Beliefs regarding education should first be modeled by parents; however, this [...]
