Raising Strong Girls Together
By: Janine Sherman, RN, MSN, WHNP-BC. When I was 18, my mother made me an appointment to see her gynecologist to have my first Pap smear. I was not yet sexually active but my mom wanted me to have an exam before I left for college. Many years later, working as a Women’s Health Care [...]
By: Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC. I think your presence is so important to your daughters in almost every aspect of their life. We know that one out of six girls-ages 12 to 18-take a vow not to have premarital sex. However, 90% of those girls will break that vow and engage in sex. If [...]
By: Elizabeth Donovan, M.A. Since it’s introduction to the health care market, the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine (also known as Gardasil) has certainly caused it’s share of controversy for parents of tween and teenage daughters. The HPV vaccine is recommended for girls ages 9-12 to help protect them against cervical cancer and the sexually [...]
