Daughters articles from March 2002

Daughters archives from March 2002

Tom Rusk on parents' fears.(Interview)
March 1, 2002... Tom Rusk, co-author of the book Get Out of Your Own Way, is a Boston psychiatrist who specializes in helping parents raise emotionally healthy children who will treat themselves and others with care and understanding. Susannah Sheffer...

Girl athletes and eating disorders.(Let's Talk)
March 1, 2002... Mom: "I wish you'd eat more dinner." Daughter: "I ate plenty. Besides, fat runners lose races." Mom: "You're hardly fat. And don't athletes need calories for energy?" Daughter: "The leaner I am, the better time I'll make. Just...

How to stay involved in her school.(Her World)
March 1, 2002... When your girl was in grade school, you knew her teacher well and regularly volunteered at her school. But now that she's in junior high, you find yourself a stranger at the place where she spends most of the week. She shuffles among five or...

Editor's desk.
March 1, 2002... One of my fondest memories is of the time my sister and I flew across the country alone at 13 and 12. Our parents were in Europe and our younger sister was staying with relatives, but we were entrusted with flying to California for a grown-up...

Girls go for sports.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2002... The GoGirlGo Project is a new educational grant program dedicated to developing and funding girls' sports programs that combine skill instruction with information aimed at reducing risk behaviors for girls ages 10 to 14. GoGirlGo Kits are...

Happy 10th anniversary, take our daughters to work day!(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2002... April 25, 2002, marks the 10th anniversary of Take Our Daughters To Work Day, sponsored by the Ms. Foundation for Women. Check out their website at www.takeourdaughterstowork.org for what parents and teachers can do to support this program,...

More girls needed in tech.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2002... Women still hold only 12 percent of the nation's lucrative science, engineering, and technology jobs, according to the National Council for Research on Women (www.ncrw.org). Girls are taking science and math in high school, research shows, but...

HIV increasing among teen girls.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The number of girls ages 15 to 19 who have contracted HIV from heterosexual contact increased 117 percent from 1994 to 1998, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports. This stands in contrast to older women's rates, which remained the same...

How can you say that?(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2002... Have you ever said something to your daughter that you later regretted? I know I have. As parents, we've all experienced that awful moment when we would snatch back our words if we could. That's why I'm writing a book for parents called How Can...

Do virginity pledges delay teen sex?(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2002... New research shows that virginity pledges can help delay sexual activity, but only under certain circumstances. In a Guttmacher Institute study based on the National Adolescent Health survey, virginity pledges were linked to a delay in sexual...

What about church?(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2002... Faith-based organizations play a significant role in teen pregnancy prevention, a new report concludes. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy report reviewed recent studies that looked at the connection teens make between religion and...

Turn beauty inside out day.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2002... Every girl is beautiful! That's the message of Mind on the Media's Turn Beauty Inside Out campaign, which culminates May 15, 2002. Celebrating inner beauty, the campaign suggests many easy ways to make a difference individually or with a group....

Does marketing to kids matter?(Dad's Desk)
March 1, 2002... Remember the doo-dads and toys we found inside cereal boxes when we were kids? That was Kelloggs' way of getting us to tug on Mom's skirt and cry, "Mommy! I want Frosted Flakes!" "Comparing those marketing techniques to today's marketing...

Soda pop junkies.(Mind And Body)
March 1, 2002... Despite how informed we are about health and nutrition, kids are guzzling soda pop at three times the rate they were 20 years ago. The average teenage girl drinks 21 ounces of soda a day, according to Center for Science in the Public Interest...

What a mess!(Working It Out)
March 1, 2002... Sick of the mess in her room? Tired of nagging her to at least clear a path between the door and her bed? Here's what one family is doing! Judy: For me, a room is messy when the floor is covered with stuff. Her room isn't dirty, but she...

Is cheerleading a waste of time?(Parents' Forum)
March 1, 2002... My 13-year-old daughter is determined to try out for cheerleading next year. My husband and I don't think this is a very positive use of her time. Should we forbid her from trying out?" C.L., Green Bay, Wisconsin Our 13-year-old is...

The dangers of dating violence.(Relationships And Dating)
March 1, 2002... Every adolescent desperately wants to be an adult. And one concrete way teens see to "be adult" is by entering into a romantic relationship. They assert their emotional independence from parents by becoming emotionally involved with someone...

Tea for two.(Mothering Journey)
March 1, 2002... When I was 12, my mother decided that she and I should share tea every afternoon. That might have worked well in Edwardian England, but it did not fly in '70s New York! What my mother envisioned as a relaxed yet elegant hour of chit-chat did...

Working through silence.(Fathering Journey)
March 1, 2002... It is my afternoon routine to take Skye from school to ballet. It has also become routine to not talk much during that 20-minute drive. Skye listens to the radio and stares out the window. I think about work. "You're quiet today," I say,...

In my daughter's eyes.(Consider This)
March 1, 2002... Hayley stands, quietly confident, in front of her second grade classmates. I can see myself in her diminutive figure, dark hair, and brown eyes. She speaks into the silence, her clear voice reaching the back of the classroom, where I sit. ...

Best of intentions.(Her Dad)
March 1, 2002... Somewhere deep in a man's genetic code is a DNA string demanding that we protect our children. Unfortunately, our impulse to shelter our daughters from risk and harm strips them of the very experience and confidence they need to navigate the...