Daughters articles from November 2001

Daughters archives from November 2001

Margaret Sagarese on cliques.(Interview)(Interview)
November 1, 2001... When Margaret Sagarese began writing about middle-school kids nearly a decade ago, she addressed problems like drugs and sex as individual issues, but she doesn't anymore. "Now I understand that friendships and cliques are at the heart of all...

Can you talk about her body?(Let's Talk)
November 1, 2001... (A mom and her 10-year-old daughter work together in the kitchen.) Mother: "I've been thinking we should talk about growing up. I mean, you're starting to change." Daughter: (rolls her eyes) "Uh, right." Mother: "Are there any...

A tribute to two great newsletters.(New Ownership)
November 1, 2001... Daughters magazine was born in early 1995, at the dining table of Amy Lynch. It was the brainchild of Lynch and Jack Hoos, family friends with two daughters apiece rapidly approaching adolescence. Worried about the pressures and influences that...

Editor's desk.
November 1, 2001... In seventh grade, I became a pariah of the popular crowd. Overnight I went from the center of things to the fringe. I was excluded, rejected. The only way back in was to join the "cool kids" in shoplifting, smoking, and other hoody activities...

Low on iron.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
November 1, 2001... In a recent study at the University of Rochester, 9 percent of adolescent girls had lower than normal (though not anemic) levels of iron in their blood, while only 3 percent of boys did. Furthermore, iron-poor girls scored significantly lower...

Dieting and smoking--new links.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
November 1, 2001... In a study of sixth and seventh grade girls, Harvard researchers found that dieting typically sets the stage for a girl's first cigarette. Girls often use cigarettes to suppress appetite. Plus, food deprivation causes physical and mental...

Your voice in her head.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
November 1, 2001... When your daughter has to make a decision, she conducts inner conversations with herself, replaying the voices of people who influence her. When she's 8 or 9, this inner talk usually consists of parroting what you've said. But by the time she's...

Everybody does it--not!(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(teenage alcohol use)
November 1, 2001... If your daughter is typical, she overestimates how many of her peers drink, and how often. These inflated ideas make her more likely to try to fit in by drinking, too. If this is a concern at your house, try an approach used successfully on...

Dating violence.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
November 1, 2001... When researchers from Harvard University's School of Public Health surveyed high school girls in Massachusetts, one in every five girls reported being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner. A disturbing number of boys, the...

Game face.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Game Face: What Does a Female Athlete Look Like?)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2001... Do you wish there were more photos of female athletes in the sports section? So does Jane Gottesman. This San Francisco Chronicle reporter is convinced that unequal media coverage affects the way our daughters view themselves. Too often,...

Who is Dads and Daughters?(Dad's Desk)
November 1, 2001... At first blush, it might seem outrageous, even heretical. A group called Dads and Daughters is running the magazine Daughters? Not to worry--Daughters isn't changing. We're carrying forward the solid reputation built by American Girl[R]....

Responding to kids' fears.(Special Report)
November 1, 2001... The devastating attack on the World Trade Towers, Pentagon, and jetliners shook the nation, including its youngest citizens. How do we parents talk to our girls about such a frightening thing? Here are the words of some parents and a few...

Odd man out.(Working It Out)
November 1, 2001... Does Dad feel left out in a house full of girls? Here's a family that's searching for solutions: Rachel: "My dad is the only man in the house. He feels we don't understand him, and he doesn't understand us." Jackie: "He wishes we all...

The discipline dilemma.(Parent's Forum)
November 1, 2001... "We can't agree on how to discipline our 13-year-old. I tend to be lenient, but my wife is less so. She worries that I'm making a mistake. How can we work this out?" T.P., Orlando, Florida I'm the mother of a 12-year-old and have...

Is this coach right for her?(Sports)
November 1, 2001... "I want to join Rachel's soccer team," announced 11-year-old Lindsey, and her parents agreed. But three weeks later Lindsey wanted out "I thought it would be fun," she said. "But the coach is mean. We do the same drills over and over, and he...

Teen magazines--will they harm her?(Media)
November 1, 2001... If your daughter is typical, she'll be drawn to teen magazines. Their allure begins at about age 10 and can last until 16. During these years, she may feel passionately about traditional titles like Seventeen, and newer reads like CosmoGirl....

A moral compass.(Mothering Journey)
November 1, 2001... Late one night I was reading peacefully on my bedroom loveseat when Emily, my 12-year-old, traipsed into the room. I looked at the clock--10:30, an hour and a half past her "lights out." I knew something big must be up. "I need to tell you,"...

Walking the walk.(Her Dad)
November 1, 2001... A few days ago I was in a meeting when a woman at the table made a comment about "those two hot Italian guys who were in the office the other day." I was immediately taken aback, since it was exactly the kind of comment (though the speaker was...