Daughters articles from May 2002

Daughters archives from May 2002

Joe Kelly on dads and daughters.(Interview)
May 1, 2002... Plenty has been written about mothers and daughters, but there's far less to read about dads and daughters. Joe Kelly, executive director of Dads and Daughters (DADS) and publisher of Daughters, wants to change that. His new book, Dads and...

Closer to her friends than to you?(Let's Talk)
May 1, 2002... Mom: "Are you ready yet to go out for pizza?" Daughter: "Oh. Sorry, Mom. I've got other plans tonight. Jessica and I are meeting some girls at the basketball game." Mom: "Well, okay. But make sure you keep next week open. You know we...

Meet her at the movies.(Her World)
May 1, 2002... We all know how much influence the media has on girls. Although movies may not be the most prominent of these influences, they shouldn't be overlooked by parents concerned about gender stereo-types. Here's a consciousness-raising exercise to do...

Editor's desk.
May 1, 2002... I never had the big sex talk with my mother or my father. In fact, my dad's only foray into this difficult turf was made the night before I left for college, when he choked out an awkward speech that might have been entitled, "Boys Can't be...

Technophobic girls.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
May 1, 2002... A recent Girl Scouts of America study has found some answers as to why girls' participation in math, science, and technology is lower than that of boys. "The Girl Difference: Short-Circuiting the Myth of the Technophobic Girl" finds that a lack...

Beware game ratings.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
May 1, 2002... With 92 percent of U.S. children playing video games, the content of those games is important for parents to monitor. Unfortunately, ratings aren't a fail-proof guide, says the National Institute on Media and the Family. That group's trained...

Car problems for girls.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
May 1, 2002... Teen boys are still the riskiest drivers on the road, but girls are catching up. For every 1,000 licensed 16-year-old girls, 175 were in car accidents in 2000, an increase of 9 percent since 1990, according to the Insurance Institute for...

When girls get in trouble.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Surviving Ophelia: Mothers Share Their Wisdom in Navigating the Tumultuous Teenage Years)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... The most recent Ophelia book, Surviving Ophelia (Perseus Publishing, 2001) is a welcome addition to teen girl literature. In this honest book, mothers discuss their experiences dealing with their daughters' serious problems like eating...

Teen pregnancy down.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... America's teens were less likely to become pregnant in 1997 than at any time since 1976, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The teen pregnancy rate had risen since the mid-1980s and reached a peak in the early...

Sports both good and bad.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
May 1, 2002... The good news is that female teenage athletes are less likely to smoke, use illicit drugs, have negative body images, and commit suicide. The bad news is they're more likely to drive after drinking, use steroids, chew and dip tobacco, and...

Start a science club.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Girls FIRST: A Guide to Starting Science Clubs for Girls)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 1, 2002... Chabot Space & Science Center of Oakland, California, has released Girls FIRST: A Guide to Starting Science Clubs for Girls, a resource guide for encouraging girls in science. Girls FIRST is based on a project funded by the National Science...

When she smells like an adult.(Mind And Body)
May 1, 2002... The end of a long school day. Your daughter had two big tests and tryouts for a play. You lay a reassuring arm across her shoulder and--wait a minute, what's that smell? Or she takes her sneakers off and props up her feet on the coffee table....

Her ambivalence about breasts.(Mind And Body)
May 1, 2002... If your daughter is like most girls, she'll worry about breast development during some phase of her adolescence. Confused feelings are the norm (absolute delight versus painful self-consciousness), and the girl who adopts tight halters today...

When instant messaging brings pain.(Working It Out)
May 1, 2002... Instant messenger services allow users to have real-time online "conversations" with other users. It can be a great way for kids to communicate with friends, but when it's abused, that communication can turn hurtful. Here's how one family...

Should you tell on your daughter's friend?(Parents' Forum)
May 1, 2002... "A 14-year old friend of my daughter's recently told her that she'd been sneaking out at night to see boys. Should I tell her mother, who is close friend of mine?" L.A., Escondido, California As the mother of 14-year-old and...

Sally Ride wants to help your daughter love science!(Inspiration)
May 1, 2002... When Sally Ride was a young girl, her parents had no idea she would be America's first woman astronaut. What they did know was that she was fascinated by science. Neither of them was a scientist, but both were committed to encouraging her...

Keeping her curious about science.(Education)
May 1, 2002... Your daughter charges home from school all excited about the video she saw about wolves. It's just wolves, you could tell yourself, but by fostering her new interest, you may help her discover a future career as a veterinarian, forest ranger,...

Girlhood's prime.(Mothering Journey)
May 1, 2002... On her ninth birthday, my daughter, Shelby, had two friends call to say they were sick and couldn't make it to her sleepover party. Whereas a year earlier she might have drenched us both with her tears, this year she weathered the...

Raising a feminist in steel magnolia land.(Fathering Journey)
May 1, 2002... I'd always planned on being a father. What i hadn't planned on were the implications of region--where you end up raising your child. Location turned out to be a significant pile of baggage for a father of two girls to unpack. During our...

The gift of questions.(Consider This)
May 1, 2002... "I hope you don't mind my asking..." That's so often how a girl prefaces her question to me. Then it comes: "How do you decide whether to give money to a homeless person?" "Why did you want a boyfriend when you were in high school?" "How do...

Yes, she's an ingrate.(Her Dad)
May 1, 2002... One of the handicaps we fathers bear is that most of us were not raised to be conscious of all the emotions percolating just beneath our surfaces. This can result in some mighty unfortunate episodes that, with just a bit more awareness, could...