What is She Learning about Friendships?

What is She Learning about Friendships?

Recently, I invited some girlfriends from college and my young adult years to soak in a lake and the comfort, laughter, and nostalgia of deep-rooted friendships. These are friends I don’t see enough, but we know each others' histories so well, we always pick up where...
She’s Not Too Young to Learn about Sex

She’s Not Too Young to Learn about Sex

If you haven’t told your child about sex by 4th grade, I hope you'll read this.  Every year, I seem to get at least one phone call from a panic-stricken mom with a child in the third or fourth grade. It usually goes something like this (in a flustered whisper)…...
Dads Need Help with Periods

Dads Need Help with Periods

Men often admit it – periods freak them out a little. Is it worth the effort to help them overcome their menstrual misunderstandings? What if they were actually supportive – even low key supportive. We don’t need men cheering us on when we start, or making a big deal...
What to Expect When Breasts Bud

What to Expect When Breasts Bud

I know this is a blog focused on parenting through puberty, but this time, I have an article written directly to young girls. Consider this indirect parenting advice.  I wrote it because kids don’t always tell their parents what they’re worried about. But through...
The Mom Cliff

The Mom Cliff

You know how there was so much advice out there when our kids were babies and toddlers? Then suddenly (spoiler alert 🚨), you hit the most challenging years of parenting, and help is hard to find? We call that the Mom Cliff. And it's why we started Girlology.  As your...