Daughters articles from March 2006

Daughters archives from March 2006

Geena Davis on girls on screen.(INTERVIEW)
March 1, 2006... When our daughters and sons watch TV and movies, what images of girls and women do they see? Actor Geena Davis didn't like what she saw, so she took action. Working with Dads & Daughters, she launched See Jane, which advocates for improved...

Helping her weather middle-school transitions.(parental guidance for education of young girls)
March 1, 2006... Sydney: I don't want to go to middle school! Mom: Last year you told me you couldn't wait to get out of grade school. What made you change your mind? Sydney: I'm worried about everything! There are new teachers, we'll have to switch...

A "good" spring break.(young girls and great plans for spring break fun)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Girls like to make great plans for spring break fun. How about encouraging her to make plans that make her--and others--feel great? Volunteer activity makes girls feel valued and confident, according to loads of research. When a girl feels...

Editor's desk.(Editorial)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Shoplifting, abusive boyfriends, girl-dissing movies: You'll be reading about all these troubling--and very real--problems in this issue. Of course, each article includes plenty about solutions as well. That's the whole reason Daughters exists:...

HPV vaccine?(News to Use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2006... Should middle-school girls be required to get the vaccine for human papilloma virus, a virus transmitted through sexual activity that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts? Most public health experts think so, but some parents and...

Tooth truth.(News to Use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(teeth whiteners )(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... Girls are using teeth whiteners at younger and younger ages, raising concerns about the effects of powerful bleaches on young teeth and gums, especially when self-conscious and impatient kids overuse drugstore products. Girls most commonly can...

Camp happy body.(News to Use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Beyond Miriam)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 1, 2006... If you're planning now for your daughter's summer camp, wouldn't you love one where she'd learn about loving and accepting her body along with the hiking and boating? That's the goal of Beyond Miriam, a handbook that helps camp directors...

Acne and antibiotics.(News to Use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
March 1, 2006... If your daughter is prescribed antibiotics to treat her acne, think twice. For one thing, antibiotics proved no better than common over-the-counter remedies in a comprehensive study published recently in the medical journal Lancet. And another...

Too young for a boyfriend?(RELATIONSHIPS)
March 1, 2006... When Amy * told her parents that she wanted to date her new "boyfriend," Josh *, her parents thoroughly checked him out. "He was very nice, got good grades, didn't have any drug or alcohol problems, he rived in our neighborhood, and he wasn't...

When romance becomes abusive.
March 1, 2006... Girls find themselves in abusive dating relationships more frequently than most parents realize. More than one in seven girls aged 13 through 18 reported being physically hurt or hit during a dating relationship, according to a recent national...

Celebrate! Great girl moments.(SUCCESS STORIES)
March 1, 2006... Here's where we share our success stories--all the ways, big and small, that girls grow stronger with our help or through their own inspired actions. Share your story! Just email editor@daughters.com. Book bonding Our youngest daughter...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2006... In all the years I've been a subscriber, I never felt compelled to write, but I was concerned about the experiences related in "Taking soccer lessons from my daughter" (Nov./Dec. 2005). I'm a "soccer mom," too, and I was thrilled that her...

Ask the expert.
March 1, 2006... My older daughter, who's 11, has long been close friends with another girl, and we consider her part of our family. Last year my daughter made another friend, Cindy. My daughter and Cindy can have fun together, but Cindy can also be...

Throw her (and her foremothers) a party!(FUN TOGETHER)
March 1, 2006... When James Dean died, my mother thought she would never get over it. After she told me this years later, I never saw her in quite the same way again. She explained that for her, Dean symbolized her own restlessness to escape small town Indiana...

Stop shoplifting.(PARENTING)
March 1, 2006... It was Beth's worst nightmare: Twenty minutes late to pick up her daughter, she found the steps in front of the high school empty. And there was no sign of Miranda, 14, inside the building. Beth's heart began to race when she dialed her...

Block that pop-up!(MOTHERING JOURNEY)
March 1, 2006... As our girls grow, things change, and that can disrupt "normal" family life. Our daughters don't always know how to cope when things don't stay the sane. They might be thrown off by a change in schools or friends, or a parent's revised work...

She's "stuck" ... and that's fine.(CONSIDER THIS)
March 1, 2006... "Are you going to the babysitting workshop?" I asked my 13-year-old daughter recently. Even before she responded, I knew what her answer would be. "Only if my friends are going," she replied. These days, that's Natasha's standard...

Don't bail, dad.(DAD'S DESK)
March 1, 2006... It can sometimes be intense, painful, and confusing to father a daughter through adolescence. We may feel like we just can't take it anymore and want to bail out- But if Overprotective Dad is a harmful role to play, Absent Dad may be worse, as...