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parenting girls

Let kids wear what they want. It matters more than ever.

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We owe our children safe spaces to adorn themselves with color and material and fit and comfort as they decide. By Kristen H. McLeod

March 10, 2022 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Why are girls more stressed out than boys?

drawing of girl looking anxious with black scribbles above her head
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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 Books, Culture, Family

Parenting my black, immigrant daughter after the election

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One mother’s experience getting through the day, now that she knows Trump is the President of the United States.
By Sara Ackerman

November 9, 2016 Culture

How (not) to talk to someone else’s daughter

Sepia photograph of girl in a polka-dotted dress look shyly down
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When my daughter smiles, she is not a “beauty queen.” She smiles because she is happy.
By Marina Koestler Ruben

November 7, 2016 Culture
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