Blog entries - November 2009

Overheard, What Girls and Parents Say I,

Amy Sluss — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:33:31 +0100

Girl: 10 year old girl asked, “How often does this happen?” meaning her period, “once a year?” She had already learned about “body changes” in school; she and her mother were attending a Growing up Female I workshop.

Lesson: Girls don’t take in all of the information the first time around –Read More...

Continuing the Conversation: The "Talk" Must be Replaced

Amy Sluss — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:54:07 +0100

Times have changed. The "talk" of old - telling your daughter how her body will change in puberty is not an effective way to teach her about life, her body, or about being female.

Today you need to have ongoing conversations.

We have a detailed conversation about puberty and body changes at the Growing up Female I workshop that Read More...

She doesn't know how good she's got it!

Amy Sluss — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:43:03 +0100

by Amy Sluss

Our culture teaches girls and women to want what they don’t have. We are encouraged to want more, over and over again; it’s a marketing strategy designed for business success. Our daughters are prime targets and are quite vulnerable. Families can transcend these marketing messages and teach other valuRead More...