Daughters articles from November 2003

Daughters archives from November 2003

Sarah Brown on teen sexuality.(Interview)
November 1, 2003... With a job like hers, Sarah Brown, director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, is used to controversy But even she was caught off-guard recently by the media whirl surrounding the multi-center Adolescent Health Study report "14...

When girls become violent.(Let's Talk)
November 1, 2003... Katie: "There was this fight in the lunchroom today, and the kids rolled under a table so none of the teachers could break it up." Dad: "That sounds hard to watch. Did the boys get suspended?" Katie: "No, Dad; this was two girls." ...

Holiday sanity in stepfamilies.(Her World)
November 1, 2003... Life can seem like anything but a holiday the first few years of trying to organize your stepfamily's special events schedule. Especially if the parents involved are not communicating well, the holidays can be a time of unparalleled anxiety and...

Editor's desk.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
November 1, 2003... At 7, my daughter Grace already treats me like a moveable bank. If she wants a new toy or a new dress, she asks casually, as if it's her due. And if I refuse, the whining seems to be endless. Sadly, I have no one to blame but myself. As an...

Smoking stars.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Teens are much more likely to start smoking if they watch films featuring stars smoking cigarettes, concludes a study by the National Cancer Institute published last summer in the medical journal Lancet. The study also found that teens with...

Surviving in stepfamilies.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(The Truth About Stepfamilies: Real American Stepfamilies Speak Out About What Works and What Doesn't When it Comes to Creating a Family Together)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... It's never easy when two families come together into one new one. Parents and stepparents frequently argue over money, rules, values, customs, and more, with kids often getting caught in the middle. Now there's a new book from Daughters...

Please stop the rollercoaster!(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... That's the name of a helpful new guide for parents of teenagers written by Sue Blaney, a parent of two teens and a professional organizational team builder. Her guide focuses on how to start and run a teen parenting discussion group. For each...

Kid business know-how.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Teach Your Kids About Building a Business and Earning Money)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
November 1, 2003... With jobs for teens in short supply lately, becoming a young entrepreneur has never been a better idea. You and your daughter can get some guidance for her earning efforts in a new book called Teach Your Kids About Building a Business and...

Title IX Dad of the Year.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Joe Kelly)
November 1, 2003... Joe Kelly, co-founder of Dads and Daughters and publisher of Daughters magazine, was awarded the second annual "Title IX Dad of the Year Award" by the Women's Sports Foundation. Kelly was honored at a Minnesota Twins game last summer, where he...

Dads online actions.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
November 1, 2003... If you're fed up with advertising that presents unrealistic and exploitative images of girls, Dads and Daughters can help you do something about it. Each month we expose an issue that devalues girls, allowing parents to make their voices...

Are you buying her too much?(Money)
November 1, 2003... Recently, I took my 14-year-old daughter shopping. She wanted a new dress for a school party. "You have dresses in your closet," I told her beforehand. "But I've worn them already," she argued, and I gave in. In the store, she was distracted by...

If your girl wants to become a vegetarian.(Mind/Body)
November 1, 2003... For many parents raised on a conventional meat and potatoes diet, hearing a daughter declare her intention to go vegetarian raises worries. Will she get enough protein? What about iron? Is this a phase she's going through because her friends...

Computer monitor.(Working It Out)(monitoring kid's time on the computer)
November 1, 2003... TV used to be the battleground for parents and kids, but increasingly computers are where family media wars are waged. How much time kids can spend on the computer what kinds of things they can do on it, and where it's located are all up for...

What to do when bullying just won't stop.(Parents' Forum)
November 1, 2003... "As a mother of four children from 6 to 16, I read whatever I can find on bullying. Yet many articles on this topic (including a recent one in Daughters) fall short of a realistic response to bullying. Rosalind Wiseman wrote, "The best strategy...

Supporting her education and interests.(Dad's Desk)
November 1, 2003... I never did well in science classes, so I wasn't sure how to talk with my daughter Nia about a chemistry class she was taking a couple of years ago. But I tried with basic questions like, "What are you working on now?" Some days the answer was...

Be a good sport, mom and dad.(Consider This)
November 1, 2003... Forget trying to be her "other coach." The best thing you can do to help your daughter excel in athletics is to be a good sport and a good parent. Every once in awhile, I turn to my assistant coach and say: "If some parents knew how much...

Sports can help dads relate to daughters.(Fathering)
November 1, 2003... In a game that caused me to get more nervous than any sporting event since the seventh game of the 1991 World Series, my daughter Nicole's basketball team at Annunciation School recently defeated an equally fine squad from John Ireland School,...

On deciding to let her ride.(Mothering Journey)
November 1, 2003... "How can you afford to pay for that?" someone asked me recently when I told her that my daughter rides homes. My husband had just been laid off, so our financial outlook was bleak. But I didn't think of the strain on our budget when I answered...

Putting your love into words.(Her Dad)
November 1, 2003... A good friend of mine told me that his 11-year-old daughter had stormed off screaming, "You don't love me!" My friend was incredulous. "How could she possibly think I don't love her? After all the things I do for her--music lessons, soccer...