Daughters articles from January 2002

Daughters archives from January 2002

Ann Bancroft on courage.(Interview)
January 1, 2002... Is your girl afraid to take risks? Are you afraid to let her try? Polar explorer, educator, and motivational speaker Ann Bancroft, 45, who last winter crossed Antarctica on skis with Norwegian Liv Arnesen, has been taking off on adventures...

Helping her with emotions.(Let's Talk)
January 1, 2002... Mother: "Susie, it looks like the bus ride home was pretty rough." Susie: "No, not much worse than usual. Cathy and Emma called me 'teacher's pet" and 'brainy'; even Kaitlyn called me a suck-up. But I'm not too upset at that." Mother:...

Slogan shirts.(Her World)
January 1, 2002... When your otherwise ad-scorning 10-year-old shows up wearing a slogan shirt, you're puzzled. Why does your individualistic girl suddenly crave a sparkly gym shirt labeling her "Limited Too Genuine Athletic"? What, if anything, should you say...

Editor's desk.
January 1, 2002... With all the recent emphasis on soccer and other sports, a classic extracurricular outlet for spirited girls is too often overlooked--theater! Long-time refuge of the unconventional, theater is a world apart, a place in which...

Female athletes and the media.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Playing (Un) Fair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete)(Video Recording Review)
January 1, 2002... If your girl is involved in sports, there's a new video you'll want to see. Playing (Un) Fair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete, available this summer from the Media Education Foundation (www.media ed.org), is the first film to critically...

Hostile hallways.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
January 1, 2002... Four out of five public school students in 8th through 11th grade report having experienced some type of sexual harassment in school. This despite much greater awareness of school policies dealing with the issue, says Hostile Hallways:...

The kids are all right.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
January 1, 2002... In some surprising ways, today's teens are doing extremely well, reports Ladies Home Journal (October 2001) in a special section on teens. Juvenile crime rates were down to 30 per 1,000 kids in 1998 from 40 per 1,000 kids in 1981; smoking among...

Strong bones start early.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
January 1, 2002... Given how common osteoporosis is, it pays for females to learn early about maintaining bone health. That's why the National Women's Health Information Center is launching its "Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls" campaign, which includes a website...

Boosting math, computer smarts.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
January 1, 2002... Recent studies have shown that three times as many girls as boys didn't use their home computers, and only a quarter of the students using computers during free time were girls. How can we reverse the trend of adolescent girls losing interest...

STDs and teens.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(SexSmarts health survey.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Half of all high schoolers have had sexual intercourse, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and I in 4 sexually active teens will get a sexually transmitted disease this year. What's scary is that just half of sexually active teens...

Had an old dog.(Dad's Desk)
January 1, 2002... It's hard to choose a favorite photograph of our kids. There's Nia at 10 months wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt and a silly sun hat; Mavis at 16 reading Salingers Raise High the Roofbeams, Carpenters (my favorite book); both of them at 6,...

Her name in lights.(Arts)
January 1, 2002... Molly doesn't look like Achilles. At 10, she's shorter and slighter than many girls in her class. But that didn't stop her from playing the Greek warrior in Homer's The Iliad last spring. On stage, her sweet voice and disposition vanished, and...

Wake-up call.(Working It Out)
January 1, 2002... Tired of nagging her to get up in the morning? Here's how Judy Hausman and Hannah Tresler (13) are working it out: Judy: "Hannah is often late for school because she doesn't get up on time." Hannah: "Sometimes when my morn wakes me,...

Helping a girl with an absent father.(Parent's Forum)
January 1, 2002... "I'm the mother of a 12-year-old daughter whose dad is not a part of her life. They can't relate to one another at all. How can I help with the hurt this causes?" M.S., Paola, Kansas As mothers, we often feel it is our job to "fix"...

A live-away dad answers.
January 1, 2002... Why should a father disconnect form his kids? Depression. Many live-away dads react to separation with great depression. It seems that everything they have worked for is taken from them. They no longer take pleasure in things. They avoid...

Adolescent girls and scoliosis.(Mind And Body)
January 1, 2002... Kristin can deal with the scoliosis. It doesn't hurt, and it's not that noticeable, unless she bends way over, allowing you to see the small hump on her back. She can also handle the body brace that she wears diligently. What bothers her is how...

Should she work?(Money)
January 1, 2002... Sierra got her first job at 14. She worked throughout high school, at a bakery, a jewelry shop, a restaurant. At each place, her poised customer service earned her praise. But when stress over her parents' divorce caused Sierra's grades to...

Five worst teen jobs.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Delivery and driving jobs, including operating forklifts Working alone in cash-based businesses like convenience stores and fast-food restaurants Traveling with youth crews selling candy, magazine subscriptions, or other consumer goods...

Grading herself.(Mothering Journey)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... It all began with the report card. My 13-year-old daughter, Hope, had always celebrated her straight A's. This time she threw down her report card with disgust. "I'm the only one to make all A's," she lamented. "What do you mean?" I...

The rewards of conflict.(Fathering Journey)
January 1, 2002... Maybe it's because she turned 13 this year, but my sweet, reasonable, self-possessed daughter, Emma, has recently turned into, if not a problem child, then certainly a problematical element in my existence. Where once we rarely argued, now it...

Rules don't always work.(Consider This)
January 1, 2002... A mother came to talk with me about her 16-year-old daughter. She'd always been concerned about her daughter dating, and had vowed to be careful about it when the time came. She wanted to protect her daughter by setting firm rules about what...

The tragedy of the absent father.(Her Dad)
January 1, 2002... Being a "Deadbeat Dad" seems inconceivable and disgusting to most of us. How could any parent turn his back--financially or emotionally--on his own child? Yet things aren't always as they seem. Having interviewed hundreds of fathers for my book...