Parenting & Raising Healthy Daughters

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How to Talk to Your Daughter About Cyberbullying Now
by Rachel Simmons
From Real Girls, Real Leaders by Rachel Simmons and the Girls Leadership Institute

Why I Hoped for a Boy
Excerpt from Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
by Peggy Orenstein

Remember Who's Listening When You Say You Hate Your Body
by Joyce T. McFadden

Excerpt from "Your Daughter's Bedroom: Insights for Raising Confident Women"
by Joyce T. McFadden

Peer Pressure
Excerpt from How to Say It® To Girls: Communicating with Your Growing Daughter
by Nancy Gruver, founder, New Moon Publishing

Taming the Toxic Media
From Daughters
by Joe Kelly

Moving Together For Better Bonds and Better Health
From Daughters
by Helen Cordes

Hyper Sexualized Marketing to Kids
From Daughters
by Lyn Mikel Brown

Toward Equal Opportunities for Girls in Sports
From Daughters
by Neal Starkman

Is Cheerleading a Waste of Time?
From Daughters
Parents Forum

Can You Talk About Her Body?
From Daughters
by Lynda Madison, Ph.D., and Amy Lynch

Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident & Courageous Daughters
by Joann Deak, Ph.D., with Teresa Barker

Tips on Helping Girls Become Strong, Smart & Bold
Girls Inc.

"You Have to Say I'm Pretty, You're My Mother"
by Stephanie Pierson and Phyllis Cohen CSW

Related Links at Feminist.com

• Family/Parenting Articles

• Family/Parenting Links

• Ask Amy "Girls & Children" section

• Interview with actress Amy Poehler on her digital TV series aimed at empowering young girls, "Smart Girls at the Party"
by Marianne Schnall

• Conversation with Carol Gilligan
by Marianne Schnall