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 [...]

Consequences that Work When Teenage Girls Break the Rules

By: Elizabeth Donovan, M.A.

Raising a teenage girl certainly comes with it’s share of joys and challenges. As your daughter enters adolescence, it’s normal – and important- for her to test parental limits. Testing boundaries and rules is vital to a teens development as they begin to assert their independence and learn how to relate to [...]

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 [...]

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.

The Dangers of Teen Girls and Tanning Beds

By: Laura Day.

Who loves to have a great tan? Go ahead, raise your hand. And why not? Hollywood makes tanned skin appear attractive and healthy. But are the ways used to achieve that golden tan really healthy?
Tanned skin is still sought after, especially by adolescent girls, and they continue to spend hours basking in the [...]

Six Keys to Help Teen Girls Handle Peer Presssure

By: Carrie Silver-Stock, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.

Every day the teen girl in your life faces many decisions. Some are as simple as deciding what to wear and how she will blend in with her peers at school. Others may ultimately be choices between life and death.
Most girls face immense pressure to fit in and to be accepted [...]

Vitamin D “A Must” for Adolescent Girls

Occasionally, I’ve been known to dive into research and toss around a few statistics. When I stumbled across this study, I simply had to share it with Parenting Pink readers. And, as usual, I’ve added my own witty commentary:
According to a new study in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), Vitamin [...]