Parenting Through Puberty
Don’t Beat Around the Bush: Talk with Her about Pubic Hair Grooming
Warm weather is here — it’s time yet again for adventures in hair removal. And maybe this year you have a newbie comrade in the battle of the bush. You’re at Target trying on bathing suits with your 12-year-old daughter and you notice some new hair sprouting around...
Bothered by Her Moods & Attitudes?
When my youngest daughter was 14, there were times she was on the brink of independence and other times she was clinging to childhood. She could be wildly confusing but also so logical and insightful it blew my mind. She was loud. She was quiet. She was...
Should You Point Out Her Acne?
When it comes to adolescent acne, there’s a progression that’s pretty typical as puberty begins: oily skin > blackheads > pimples > and some will advance to full-blown acne. Gee thanks, hormones 🙄 As parents, we may cringe inside at the first sight of acne on...
She Deserves Better Sex Ed
I meet a lot of parents through Girlology and in my own community who still assume their child’s school will teach them something about puberty and reproductive health. That’s a pretty normal expectation. In fact, according to Girlology’s recent research, over 50% of...
Best Way to Prep Her for Peer Pressure
I'm going to borrow a phrase from Oprah and tell you one thing I know for sure: Our kids do better in those really sticky situations when they’ve had some time to think about how they might respond before they face that challenge. When they have time to process a...
Please Give Her Better Compliments
The last time you posted a smiling photo of your daughter (or yourself) on social media, did the comments go something like this... Beautiful …Gorgeous …So pretty … Beautiful inside and out... ? Can we stop? Sure, it’s nice to pay compliments. Sometimes people really...
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