Daughters articles from September 2002

Daughters archives from September 2002

Rosalind Wiseman on cliques.(Interview)
September 1, 2002... Rosalind Wiseman stepped on a media land mine last winter when an article about her work with cliques was featured in the New York Times Magazine. Entitled "Mean Girls and the New Movement to Tame Them," it discussed Wiseman's work with the...

Helping her live with stepparents.(Let's Talk)
September 1, 2002... Mother: Liza, I'm going to go out with Tom tonight, so I won't be able to play cards with you. Liza: But it's Friday night; we always play cards on Friday nights. Mother: I know, but there's a special event tonight with your step-dad....

Preparing for a new school.(Her World)
September 1, 2002... There's nothing more nerve-wracking than starting off the year at a new school. A million worries surface: Will she have any friends? Will she find her classes? Will her locker open? Here are some ways to ease her transition. Tour the...

Editor's desk.
September 1, 2002... Reading the new books Queen Bees and Wannabes and Odd Girl Out was painful for me. It brought back a year--seventh grade--that I would rather forget. When I was suddenly dropped from the popular clique that year, my life became a scary,...

Girls smoking more worldwide.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The rate of smoking among high school girls has increased, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 1999, 35 percent of high school girls smoked, compared with 27 percent in 1991. Experts blame the problem on tobacco...

Dogsledding trips for parents and girls.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
September 1, 2002... Here's a chance for parent-daughter pairs to enjoy dogsledding together by day and creative writing with New Moon for Girls magazine editors at night. Selected excerpts of writings from former 1zips have appeared in New Moon. Mother-daughter...

Mentoring girls in science.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)
September 1, 2002... GEM-SET (Girl's E-Mentoring in Science, Engineering and Technology), a new program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labors Women's Bureau, allows girls to ask questions through an online mentoring listserv. The GEM-SET program currently...

Girls' high self-esteem means less early sex.(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... In a survey of Indianapolis-area adolescents, Indiana University researchers found that 40 percent of seventh grade girls with low self-esteem had sexual intercourse by ninth grade, compared to only 18 percent of the girls with high...

That takes ovaries!(News to use: reviews, research, and new ideas)(That Takes Ovaries! Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... When a man has done something tough, fearless, or a little crazy, it's often said of him, 'That takes balls!" Well, males aren't the only brave ones. In That Takes Ovaries! Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts (three Rivers Press, 2002), Rivka...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2002... Barbara Winkler Monsanto, M.D., associate director of Anatomic Pathology for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, wrote to correct a point made in "Her Ambivalence about Breasts" (May/June 2002). That article stated that "most breast masses in teens...

Dad talk: daddying then & now.(Dad's Desk)
September 1, 2002... When our twin daughters were 14, we went back east to show them where Nancy and I grew up; a trip riley teasingly called 'The Northeast Nostalgia Tour." In New Jersey, my mother showed our family where I was born and attended grammar school....

Shopping for herself.(Working it Out)
September 1, 2002... Many parents tire of endlessly negotiating with their daughters over clothes purchases. She wants designer duds, you want value. She wants $100 jeans, you want $20 ones. When her daughter, Lara, was 12, Barb opted out of the fights by giving...

How to handle those catty girls.(Parents' Forum)
September 1, 2002... "Any suggestions for my 13-year-old on how to deal with catty girls at school? She has been through several groups of girlfriends and has yet to find someone she can trust. She has one best friend from outside of school, but continues to have...

What the arts can do for girls.(The Arts)
September 1, 2002... As the head of an arts high school, I have long argued that study of the arts is not a frill, but rather essential to a good education. The arts help people develop the capacity for creative thinking, problem solving, and cooperating--all...

Creativity for the soul.(Consider This)
September 1, 2002... "I don't know what she would do if she didn't dance," says the mother of a 13-year-old. "It has let her hang on to her self-esteem and her expression of who she is." A mother of 10- and 12-year-olds says, "Music is the only place I overruled...

The last word?(Mothering Journey)
September 1, 2002... My 10-year-old daughter probably has as many diaries as she has had birthdays. Most of them remain untouched, scattered around her room like so many dust bunnies. And I usually pay about as much attention to them as I do to dust bunnies. ...

Doing laps with Alexis.(Fathering Journey)
September 1, 2002... One of my most cherished memories is of the day I swam laps in our backyard swimming pool with our daughter Alexis. It occurred on a warm July afternoon when I was 40, and she was 7. An accomplished swimmer, I once swam 1,000 yards daily....

Can girls have too much self-esteem? Part II.(Her Dad)
September 1, 2002... Recently I heard a comedian claim that he would never have children because "It's the only endeavor in life where you start off with perfection and than screw it up more and more each day." And there's some hard truth in those words....