No Brothers?

No Brothers?

My two older daughters were close in age 👭, and they shared a friend, Liza🚶🏽‍♀️, who had two younger brothers👬 and no sisters. My girls had no brothers. Liza loved spending time at our house because we had Breyer horses, a play kitchen, and a pair of very entertaining...
One Big Tip for Dads

One Big Tip for Dads

As a mom of three girls, I admit there have been times when one of my daughters has had a puberty or period issue, and we agreed to “not tell Dad.” Because… girl stuff. 🙈🙉🙊 But if her dad is involved in her life, why do we do this? To protect her? Or to protect him? ...
Reframing First Period Conversations

Reframing First Period Conversations

When you started your period…did someone say something about becoming a woman?? The day I got my first period, I thought I was dying because what I saw in my underwear didn’t look like what I expected a period to look like. I wasn’t sure exactly what was going on, but...
It’s Probably NOT a Yeast Infection

It’s Probably NOT a Yeast Infection

In another “episode” of girls vulvas are different from women’s vulvas – let’s talk about vaginal yeast infections. For adult women, yeast infections are common, annoying, but often fairly easy to treat (IF the diagnosis is correct. But if you're self...