Blog entries tagged Growing up female http://fab2bfem.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:17:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://fab2bfem.com/blog/raising-a-confident-daughter.html <p>At age 7, it was clear that Madeleine liked to be in charge. Her mother feared she was destined to be &ldquo;bossy.&rdquo; Then the preteen years hit; by age 10, Madeleine rarely made a decision without checking in with her friends; she exhibited a hesitancy that surprised and, frankly, concerned her mother. What happened to the confident and self-assured daughter she knew?<img style="float: right; margin: 10px;" src="http://fab2bfem.com/images/00262967.jpg" alt="girl reading" width="200" heiRead More... Amy Sluss Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:16:11 +0100 Growing up female http://fab2bfem.com/blog/overheard-what-girls-and-parents-say-ii.html <p>14 year old girl (from what looks to be a well balanced and wonderful family):</p><br/><p style="padding-left: 30px;">"My house is awful. You can't believe how bad it is here; I hate it and am so unhappy."</p><br/><p>Parent of 15 year old girl:</p><br/><p style="padding-left: 30px;">"Samantha is so negative. She's like a walking little witch. I don't know what to do or how to talk to her anymore."</p><br/><p>&nbsp;</p><br/><p>What is going on?</p><br/><p>The teen years are a challenging time for girls and for parentRead More... Amy Sluss Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:27:39 +0100 Growing up female