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Why are girls more stressed out than boys?

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I now hear regularly about girls who are so fearful of disappointing their teachers that they skip sleep to do extra-credit work for points they don’t need. By Lisa Damour

February 11, 2019 Culture, Family

Fighting the patriarchy one grandpa at a time

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“Oh, relax,” he says, ruffling my daughter’s wispy blonde hair. “We’re just playing.” By Lisa Norgren

November 21, 2018 Culture, Obstacles

The day I found out my boyfriend sexually assaulted my daughter

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I am ashamed to admit I believed you were a good man who deserved to be forgiven. By Jo Hall

July 25, 2018 Obstacles

Perspective | Why I let my young daughter wear a bikini

two little girls holding surfboards
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I want my nine-year-old to carry herself without shame. By Daisy Alpert Florin

May 24, 2018 Culture, Family

Perspective | Why I don’t let my young daughter wear a bikini

little girl diving into water
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I don’t care for any “sexy” clothing on little girls. By Sharon Holbrook

May 24, 2018 Culture, Family

This is why I let my nine-year-old wear makeup

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Perhaps by allowing my daughter to experiment with her appearance and create her own reality, I can put the power back in her hands. By Erin Ott

April 12, 2018 Culture, Persistence

My tangled relationship with my daughter’s hair

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We are forever snarled in each other’s hair, my daughter and I, invested in the consistency of the people we know best and need most. By Leslie Kendall Dye

April 9, 2018 Family, Obstacles

Does my teen need a label for her sexual orientation?

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Maybe she will meet the “right” guy or girl. Maybe she will never be interested in sex.
By Melanie Lopez

September 12, 2017 Culture, Obstacles

On being a part-time working mom

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Mothers are not static entities. We evolve in this role, as in any other.
By Lauren Apfel

July 25, 2017 Culture, Obstacles

To my daughter who thinks she might be gay

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There’s so much against you: the world’s cruel prejudices, its judgment.
By April Vázquez

July 24, 2017 Culture, Obstacles

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