Daughters articles from May 2006

Daughters archives from May 2006

Mimi Doe on raising compassionate girls.(Interview)
May 1, 2006... "Kind" and "compassionate" may not be the first words that come to mind when we describe our daughters during their tween and teen years. It's no surprise: a girl's best instincts are sometimes submerged as she struggles with the challenges of...

Helping her change disrespectful language.(LET'S TALK)
May 1, 2006... Mom: I just overheard your phone conversation. You called Audrey a "whore"? Emma: No, I didn't--I called her a "ho." Mom: But Emma, "ho" is slang for whore. Do you know what a whore is? Emma: I know what it means, Mom. We say "ho"...

Surprising bedside reading.(HER WORLD)(advice books)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... If you hesitate to bring up a touchy topic with your daughter--say, her problematic friend or her dating behavior--try putting it in words. Somebody else's, that is. Some parents have discovered that giving a gift "advice books" she can read on...

Editor's desk.(Father's Day)(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... We love Father's Day in our house. But we don't wait until the third Sunday in June to celebrate it. Every day is Father's Day here, because my husband Eric is a full-fledged father every day. And that fact has made raising our two girls the...

Safer schools.(News to Use reviews, research, and new ideas)
May 1, 2006... When Mary Kay Clipner's daughter was bullied in grade school, Clipner vowed to do something that would help her daughter and other kids coping with increasing school-based bullying. She pulled together a coalition of groups ranging from the...

Cheerleading dangers.(News to Use reviews, research, and new ideas)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Cheerleading injuries have doubled in recent years, reports Pediatrics (Jan. 1, 2006). Most of the injuries were suffered by 12- to 17-year-old girls, and cheerleading caused over half the serious and sometimes fatal injuries to female...

Is she drinking?(News to Use reviews, research, and new ideas)
May 1, 2006... An estimated 4.5 million tween and teen girls drank alcohol last year, but most morns say they never knew about it. Sixteen percent of 13- to 16-year-olds admitted they drink with friends, while only five percent of morns think their daughter...

Sports inspiration.(News to Use reviews, research, and new ideas)(Best Seat in the House: A Father, a Daughter, a Journey Through Sports)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Girls gain so much through participation in sports, yet many girls bypass sports because they fear not being "good enough" or find sports boring. The number way to get your girl gung-ho about sports is to show her yourself how fun it can be....

Driving smarts.(News to Use reviews, research, and new ideas)
May 1, 2006... Most girls love getting their driver's license, and most parents love not being the chauffeur. But girls need more than driver's ed to set off on the road. While boys are still riskier drivers than girls, teen girls and boys are the most deadly...

Putting perfectionism in its place.(LIFESKILLS)
May 1, 2006... As a child, I loved to please people by doing everything perfectly. I worked hard, made straight As in school, and looked forward to parent-teacher conferences, when the people I loved to please most would discuss how well I was doing. So...

Body boost: Keep her "full of herself".(HEALTH)
May 1, 2006... As parents, we can't help feeling confused and fearful when reading recent headlines about girls' body issues. Eating disorders such as anorexia, say more researchers, are increasingly striking girls as early as nine. Girls of all sizes are...

Self-defense solution.(WORKING IT OUT)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... We want girls to feel self-confident through strong bodies and minds, but it's not always easy to find a way to develop that strength if a girl isn't gung-ho on the method. Here's how Lou and Laura, 14, worked it out. Lou: My husband has a...

Dealing with her mood swings.(PARENTS' FORUM)
May 1, 2006... "How do you deal with your daughter's mood swings? One minute we're having a nice conversation; then I'm the bad guy and the cold shoulder is issued. Some days her rudeness is painful and I can't help but take it personally." R.T.H,...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... Have you considered publishing a Daughters oriented to the earlier years of raising daughters? I have two daughters, ages 2 and 5. The 5-year-old is already like a preteen--she came down the stairs the other day dressed totally in black and...

Ask the expert.
May 1, 2006... I have a 13-year-old daughter who tells little white lies on a routine basis and occasionally tells a more serious one. We have always stressed the importance of trust and honesty. She has been grounded from her social activities and has lost...

Volunteering: summer fun.(FREE TIME)
May 1, 2006... The summer I was 14, I volunteered at the Museum of Natural History. It was thrilling to go behind the "not open to the public" doors and to memorize the layout of the exhibit halls so that when someone came up to the information desk and asked...

Helping her with hairy issues.(BODY)(small girls go in for hair removal)
May 1, 2006... It doesn't get much attention, but girls' growing obsession with body hair removal is resulting in some shocking trends. Moms tell of girls as young as six who insist on shaving their legs. So many younger girls are getting "Brazilian waxes"...

Making peace with deferred dreams.(FATHERING JOURNEY)(Column)
May 1, 2006... As dads of daughters, we wish nothing but the best for our girls. We want to help them develop a strong sense of emotional and physical self-worth and to teach them that with that foundation, their possibilities for success are limitless. As...

Watching Liz, seeing me.(CONSIDER THIS)(mothers' influence on daughters)
May 1, 2006... "They were good," my 16-year-old daughter Liz answered matter-of-factly when I asked how the morning's biology and American history SAT exams had gone. No hedging her bets about the outcome; no false modesty about her performance. She was...

Taming toxic media.(DAD'S DESK)(holding entertainment industry responsible)
May 1, 2006... Last year, a coalition of entertainment companies and interest groups loudly launched an initiative called "PauseParentPlay." The coalition (including Fox, Time Warner, Viacom, Comcast, and NBC Universal) claims it wants to show parents how to...