It is difficult to boost your daughter’s self esteem when you are struggling with your own. While you may be consistent in telling her that she is worthy and capable of anything she sets her mind to, she may struggle to believe it if she...
As your daughter moves into middle school and class invites become more exclusive friend group invites, making and keeping friends become more difficult. Teenagers girls love to gossip about boys and clothes and become competitive about appearance and achievement to the point where it can...
In this era of supermodel social media stars, makeup tutorials and unparalleled levels of peer pressure in schools, young girls are paying the price. Recent studies show, in fact, that 74 percent of girls report that they feel pressured to please everyone. A full 98...
While the mental illness stigma is still very much alive, our society is becoming more and more aware of how different factors affect our mental health, especially at a young age. The factor we’re talking about today is self confidence in girls. We like to...
Tank-top straps must be three-fingers wide; shorts must come down to your fingertips; low-cut shirts are unacceptable; leggings are not pants—these are all examples of dress code rules around the country in our schools. Recently, discussions have started on whether these dress codes are causing...
In today’s world, girls are constantly being bombarded by billboards, commercials, advertisements, and posts telling them how to be the “perfect” girl. This “perfect” girl doesn’t exist, though--this is why building self confidence in young girls is so important. Without a well established sense of...
While we’ve come a long way as a society, many young girls still face issues in day to day life. Many of those issues go under the radar because their effects aren’t instantly seen on the surface--but their damages are still strongly felt. A large...