The Quest For A Thin Baby Girl: How Far Some Parents Will Go?

By: Joanna Dolgoff, MD.

First there was the airbrushing of babies in magazines and now parents are starving newborns so they don’t become “fat babies”. What is this country coming to?
We all know that being overweight is unhealthy and can put a person at risk for medical illness. Being too thin, however, is also not healthy [...]

Plastic Surgery for Teen Girls: Is it right for your daughter?

Nips, tucks, and lifts have become commonplace in our society among adults, and in particular, women. Women spend an estimated $300 million on cosmetic surgery each year in the United States. Yet, a desire to find the fountain of youth has led some women to extremes and others to invest in cosmetic surgery procedures for [...]

New Veggie Tales DVD: A Silly Little Thing Called Love

Reviewed by: Elizabeth Donovan, M.A.

Get ready to be ‘wowed’ by the latest Veggie Tales DVD, A Silly Little Thing Called Love by Big Idea! Parents who are already fans of the Veggie Tale series know what wonderful characters (my 6 year-old daughter LOVES Larry the Cucumber), stories, and moral ‘lessons’ each DVD shares with our [...]

A Gift to My Children: A Father’s Lessons for Life and Investing by Jim Rogers

Reviewed by: Elizabeth Donovan, M.A.

Teaching our children to be saving savvy and economically resourceful begins at an early age. A Gift to My Children: A Father’s Lessons for Life and Investing by Jim Rogers is an invaluable resource for parents seeking to give their daughters the key to financial independence, success, and happiness.
The Importance [...]

Extra-Curricular Activities Can Pose Extra Stress on Families

By: Jody Johnston Pawel.

It is a common issue…we want our daughters to spend their non-school time wisely, but they often watch more TV than then we would prefer. In spite of activities to structure their time we have to look at other ways to keep kids busy so they are not caught in the TV [...]

Bringing Up Athletic Girls: Why our Daughters Should Play.

By: Evangelia Biddy.
“Sports can help girls avoid the dangerous minefields of adolescence…”
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How You Feel About Yourself Affects Your Daughter’s Self Esteem

By: Mary Jo Rapini, LPC.

When we become a parent, we often forget how important it is to keep nurturing and improving ourselves. We invest all of our time into our children and pretty soon we don’t recognize ourselves in the mirror. We forget to go for our annual check-ups to the doctor and dentist even [...]

Teenage Girls and Plastic Surgery

Nose jobs have become the new high school “graduation present” for many girls. But what messages are we sending to our daughters? Check out the pro’s and con’s of teen cosmetic surgery.

Following in His Footsteps. New studies show daughters learn by dad’s example.

New studies show daughters learn by dad’s “example.” Find tips for how to be a strong, positive role model.

Girls and Bed-Wetting Accidents

Bed-wetting, also known as enuresis (nocturnal enuresis if it occurs at night), is more common than parents realize, affecting from 5 to 7 million children in the United States annually. Many of these children are between the ages of 5-8.
Understandably, parents are taught to believe that potty training means the end of “accidents,” but often, [...]

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