Daughters articles from January 2007

Daughters archives from January 2007

Joan Jacobs Brumberg on girls' "body projects".
January 1, 2007... Too many girls--as well as the adults around them--believe that if they "improve" body parts or aspects of their appearance, their "body project" will pay off in happiness and success. Disturbed by this trend, Cornell University historian Joan...

Do you help her too much?(LET'S TALK)(mother-daughter relations)
January 1, 2007... Mom: Honey, I called your history teacher today, and we have to talk. Jaime: You called Mr. Hunt? That's so embarrassing! Mom: What's embarrassing is that you've been getting Cs and one D in class. That's not acceptable and we have to...

2007: the year of play.(HER WORLD)
January 1, 2007... Do you have 15 minutes a day to play? What about your daughter? It's hard to think of anyone who couldn't spare 15 minutes every day, and that's enough to make (and keep!) a painless New Year's resolution that will pay off tenfold. When...

Editor's desk.(parent child relations)(Editorial)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Ever think about your daughter's first kiss? Chances are, your feelings are one part positive ("Sure hope she's happy!") and one part terror ("Sure hope she stops with a kiss!"). As our experts on "touch hunger" note on p. 4, one common...

Invent a new toy!(News to Use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
January 1, 2007... Girls love to figure out ways to have more fun, so channel that urge into a contest that brings out the engineer in your daughter. TOYChallenge invites teams of fifth- through eighth-graders to invent a toy for a contest that aims to get gifts...

Cosmetic cautions.(News to Use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(teenage girls grooming)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Tweens and teens are prime users of cosmetic products ranging from body wash to blush, with the typical teen applying a daily average of 20 products. That concerns the gifts who organized the Safe Cosmetic Campaign: Teens because many of the...

Pop, the PTA prez.(Parent-Teacher Association )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Dads, want to make a difference in your daughter's school experience? Joining the PTA and other school advocacy groups is a great way to both improve her school and get to know her daily world better. You won't be alone--dads now comprise...

Taming soda sipping.(News to Use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(soda drinks can cause obesity)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Glance at any group of girls, and chances are, you'll see several toting a soda. Soda drinkers like these girls--even the diet soda drinkers--are more likely to experience obesity, according to a overview of studies looking at soda-obesity...

Nourishing her touch hunger.(RELATIONSHIPS)(girls sexual behavior)
January 1, 2007... For most parents, there's a "whoa" that springs from your gut the first time you see your daughter comfortably leaning into a boy's embrace. You might feel it even earlier when you overhear your preteen giggling with friends about what they'd...

Handling comments about her body.(weight loss, drinking age for girls)
January 1, 2007... "I have an eight-year-old niece who has always been on the "chubby" side, I'm afraid that shell have body issues because of the harmful comments and actions of her mom and grandmother. For example, as the four of us were getting ready for a...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... I remember reading in Daughters about these groups, or circles, for girls, and would like to start one. Can you send me contact information? I really like the idea of girls supporting girls with an adult helping. I am a school nurse as well as...

Ask the expert.
January 1, 2007... My 12-year-old daughter is in her first year of middle school. I encourage her in every way possible, but she still lacks self-confidence. She gets intimidated when she's around girls she feels are "prettier" or "more popular," which makes her...

Grow her math confidence.(mathematics educaton to girls)
January 1, 2007... For 15-year-old Marisa Morales, math doubts began in third grade. "She was having problems with multiplication tables, and she started saying, 'I'm not good at math,'" recalls mom Irene. So when an all-girls after-school math and science group...

Are girls more violent?(LIFESKILLS)
January 1, 2007... Girls are using their fists more these days, getting into more fights at school and home and playing rougher at sports. That's the conclusion of recent books such as See Jane Hit and a spate of media coverage. A number of gift advocates protest...

Doing a good job better.(Father-daughter relations)(Column)
January 1, 2007... When I dropped into the local bookstore one hot summer day in 2002, starring a dads-of-daughters group was the last thing on my mind. I'd just picked up my twelve-year-old daughter from camp in Vermont, and as we browsed, I stumbled on a copy...

The Monday afternoon ice cream ritual.(CONSIDER THIS)
January 1, 2007... At this phase of our lives, there's one thing my 12-year-old daughter Kelsey and I share to the max: unpredictability. For her, it's the constant changes of adolescence, on top of each year's challenge of new classes, new friends, and new...

Movie images limit girls' potential.(DAD'S DESK)
January 1, 2007... Imagine musing over your daughter's possible future career with her, and telling her this: "You'll most likely be a secretary, a singer, or a sweet princess." The idea that these stereotypically female occupations would still be "the norm" for...