Raising Strong Girls Together
By: Sam Luther. As the US and UK population’s obesity numbers continue to grow, attention is being drawn to how schools encourage children to participate in sport. A recent report showed that schools are really letting girls down when it comes to encouraging a healthy lifestyle. Perhaps if we can combat this and increase sport [...]
By: Dexter McKensie. Every parent dreams of their little girl evolving into a charismatic, polite and likable young woman. Although, in today’s world of overstated sexuality and vulgarity in mainstream media, parents with strong moral values find many challenges in ensuring that their children will be raised right and unaffected by the temptations of modern [...]
By: Rebecca Jensen. Isn’t it crazy how fast kids grow up? One minute she’s two years old and twirling around in a tutu, and the next she’s a teenager texting her friends and realizing that boys maybe aren’t as gross as she once thought they were. Oh my. Obviously you cannot control the passage of [...]
By: Richard Keane. Your little girl looks in the mirror and says: “Mommy, do my lips and eyes look like Angela Jolie?” An exclamation mark flies into your mind as you think: “The before or after?” Cosmetic surgery such as facelifts, brow lifts, dimple creation and facial reconstructions create certain looks that the media popularizes [...]
By: Maggie Ruggieri. Parents go to exhaustive lengths every day to protect their children from potential harm. We buckle their seat belts, we look both ways and hold their hand, we protect them from germs with soap and water. While we shield our kids the best we can, they still get colds, and they still [...]
By: Ken Myers. As a mom you pretty much expect your daughter to be just like you. How hard can this be, she’s a girl, I’m a girl, easy as pie. This is not always the case and you have to remember that they are individuals, not just extensions of you. I remember the day [...]
By: Danielle. It’s important to teach your daughter the valuable lesson of giving back and helping others at a young age, so she can gain a better understanding of the world around her and maintain a charitable spirit throughout her life. Colleges and universities across the country all recognize the well-roundedness that students exhibit as [...]
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: Maria L. Hughes. The recent release of Disney’s Brave has highlighted the (perhaps unhealthy) preoccupation with “princesses” in our culture. Many people have criticized the overuse of princesses in media aimed at young girls, but parents who want to instill more values than just a love for makeup, jewelry, dresses, and an idea of [...]
By: Courtney Dunkin. Celebrating is an essential skill in life, and there is no better introduction for your daughter than a budget birthday bash. Parents often take the responsibility for planning the entire party, leaving children out of the process. What many parents don’t realize is that party planning is actually a great way to [...]
