Raising Strong Girls Together
By: Sara Kosmyna. Teaching your daughter to care for her skin can be a wonderful opportunity to bond. Not only will she know more about how to take care of her complexion, but sharing your beauty philosophy is a great way to open the door for conversations about health and what it means to grow [...]
By: Karen Boyarsky. If you have a daughter, niece, granddaughter or even family friend, you know how difficult it can be to explain to them that the models that they see in fashion magazines and the celebrities they see in movies and on TV aren’t a true representation of the female body. If you hope [...]
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: Catherine Howarth. In the United States much emphasis is placed upon one’s appearance, specifically during the teenage years. Virtually all teenagers can name at least one imperfection on their bodies that makes them feel unhappy and self-conscious. This constant obsession with appearance usually leads to lowered confidence which can severely impact a teenager’s already [...]
By: Dr. Andrea Weiner. The concept of self-esteem is not a new concept and it is one that most people recognize as an important characteristic to have. Simply defined, self-esteem can be viewed as the way a person values oneself. Most parents, when asked, what they would like for their children to have in life, [...]
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 [...]
By: Alyson Schafer. Does your toddler do chores around the house? I know, I know, you’re probably thinking what could a toddler possible do? They can hardly walk, talk or blow their own nose. How could they possible be responsible for helping around the house? Chores from the youngest age are not only possible; they [...]
By: Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC. I was on my run the other day and stopped at the park to get some water. While there I sat on a bench and drank my water, I closed my eyes and listened. The happiest sounds in the world are listening to kids as they play: their little [...]
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 [...]
The Girl Scouts are under attack from a right-wing sect of the Catholic Church. It makes you wonder, what’s next???
