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As parents, guardians, teachers, and caregivers, we all want our girls to grow up to succeed in life. For them to do this, we need to instill specific character traits that will not only lead them down the right path but ultimately encourage our children to become great well-rounded members of society. There are many…… Continue reading Positive Character Traits for Girls

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) comes with a host of challenges, including difficulty concentrating, procrastination, disorganization, and restlessness. A new study shows that, for girls, ADHD can be even more problematic. The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, found that girls with ADHD are more likely to develop depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance…… Continue reading Girls with ADHD at Increased Risk for Mental Health Disorders

Since your daughter was a baby, you dreaded this day. She’s in love with an older boy. You can’t forbid your daughter from dating an older boy – or can you? Studies show that there may be good reasons to do so. According to a survey of 1,000 teens by The National Center on Addiction…… Continue reading Should You Let Your Daughter Date an Older Boy?

Most teenage girls want people to like them, but some go to great lengths – at the cost of their own needs and desires – to please others. Society tells young ladies they must be nice, polite, and self-sacrificing in order to be liked. Some girls try to gain the acceptance of others as a…… Continue reading Fighting the Disease to Please in Teenage Girls

Tween years are the years when your child is in Middle School. It’s a time when tweens seem to have no control over her emotional state or even her clothing. It is a bewildering time for both the tween and the parents. My daughter will be in tears and does not know why and then…… Continue reading Trust, Communication and Boundaries for Tweens

Being creative and thoughtful about understanding a teenager’s needs, will help build a strong family connection between the child and the adoptive family. One of the biggest issues for children who are adopted as tweens and teens is being able to trust anyone. Their life experience has taught them that they can only depend on…… Continue reading Attaching to Adopted Preteens and Teens

Preteens and teenagers make themselves heard in a variety of ways. It is only when you listen with your hearts and open your eyes do you really hear them. Whether you think you are a good listener or not, there is always room for improvement. To listen with your heart, you must put away the…… Continue reading Listening to Our Preteens and Teenagers With Our Hearts

An important part of parenting teenagers is teaching life skills, which requires that parents allow teens to take on some household chores. Teaching Life Skills Through Conscious Because teenagers will soon be adults, they need to learn the basics of self-sufficiency such as cooking skills, how to do laundry, and how to clean a bathroom.…… Continue reading Parenting Teenagers: Household Chores Teach Self-Sufficiency

Having teens help prepare family dinner on a weekly basis can improve parent-child relationships, decrease power struggles, and boost healthy eating habits. Tips to Get a Teen Cooking Family Dinner and Enjoying It In addition to the obvious benefit that a teenager will learn life skills, assigning a teen cooking tasks just once a week…… Continue reading Benefits of a Teen Cooking Family Dinner One Night a Week

The focus of forming a secure attachment with older children is to spend time together by finding common interests and activities that encourage communication. Simple Ideas to Help Kids Bond with Adoptive Parents For kids aged four to ten, so much is going on in their lives at the time of adoption placement that it…… Continue reading Attaching to Adopted School Age Kids

Several different studies all point to similar family factors that play a role in either encouraging or discouraging sexual activity for teens. Parenting Style May Affect Sexual Risk-Taking for Teenagers Teenagers say that parents most influence their decisions about sex, dating, and relationships according to statistics published by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and…… Continue reading Family Factors Linked to Teen Sexual Activity

They call it puppy love, but to a tween, it can mean so much more. Here are some insight and advice for parents who have a tween struck by the love bug. Tweens Struck by the Love Bug For many, being a tween is that age when a kid feels as if she is experiencing…… Continue reading Advice for Parents of a Love Sick Child

Parenting is a most rewarding yet still challenging experience, and these tips can help your children develop into well-rounded young adults. As a parent, a top priority is of course making sure that one’s child is happy and on the right track. In today’s sometimes daunting and often chaotic society, accomplishing this feat is not…… Continue reading Tips to Help Girls Grow into Young Adults

“Drama. Drama. Drama.” That is how Louann Brizendine, M.D., starts her chapter called “The Teen Girl’s Brain” in her fascinating book The Female Brain. We all know that teenage girls go through a dramatic change with the onset of puberty. The hormonal shifts leave them – and often us, as their parents – confused and…… Continue reading Girl Brains and Brainy Girls

When the second wave of American feminism began in the late 1960s, most researchers in gender studies believed that all babies are born without gender-specific behaviors. Gender differences came about because parents and other adults treated girl babies differently than boy babies. A typical scientific study was one that had a researcher take a video…… Continue reading Girls’ Learning Styles

From Harry Potter’s Hogwarts to Professor Xavier’s school for X-Men, boarding schools have made quite the cinematic comeback in recent years. This trend is reflected in real life as well, as residential academic facilities are adding innovative approaches to a centuries-old tradition of offering quality educational experiences for specific sets of students. As boarding schools…… Continue reading Helping Struggling Girls Find Strength

Who is responsible for ensuring that teens are safe from school bullies? Since aggressive teens can’t typically be expected to police themselves, and bystanders are often targeted for bullying when they stand up for a friend in need, many people believe it is the responsibility of teachers, counselors, and parents. But in most public schools,…… Continue reading Teen Bullying: Changing Schools May Save Lives

Teachers are often stunned when they watch videos of themselves leading their classes. Time after time a video is clear evidence that a teacher favors boys. Professors David and Myra Sadker spent over a decade and thousands of hours in American classrooms watching and taking notes on sexist teaching methods. They published their results in…… Continue reading Co-ed Classrooms Favor Boys

The older little girls get, the less confidence they have. A six-year-old girl is often robust and full of confidence, eagerly speaking up in her classroom, and full of energy and health on the playground. Girls in early elementary school not only earn better grades but also obtain higher scores on national tests like the…… Continue reading Girls Get Lost in Co-ed Middle School

Once girls go through puberty and look like women, the boys at their schools sexually harass them. In survey after survey, overwhelming majorities of American high school girls report putting up with lewd comments, boys brushing against them in a sexual way, bra-snapping, unwanted kissing and fondling, and sexually explicit comments publicly posted on the…… Continue reading Girls Face Sexual Pressures in Co-ed Schools