Girl Nurture – Girl Talk

A picture is worth a thousand words-a well-worn cliché, but so true as pictures have the power to speak volumes into the lives, esteem, and person of those who partake of them. Think of our media-saturated culture and the pictures resonating from it–.pictures, in the form of advertising, that tell us how to think, look, [...]

Working together for the good of others and the community are ways to help your daughter develop compassion, a philanthropic outlook, nurture a lifelong service ethic, and let her see that she can make a difference in the world.  By you being involved with her, you’re teaching by example.
Though the holidays are the most common times [...]

By:  JoJo Tabares
Listening is by far the most important communication skill in almost any given situation.  For mothers and daughters, it’s doubly so.  Why? First, I’d like to give you some insight into just how important listening is for everyday communication such as what mothers and daughters engage in. 
 
“1 speaker + 1 Listener = an [...]

It’s great to have a  holiday where we  actually take a day and collectively, as a nation, remember with thankfulness those things we are blessed with.
 And going beyond that, there are simple things that can be done on a regular basis to nurture gratitude in our children.  Here’s a couple of things that are easy to implement:

If [...]

It’s not just a morality issue
So much information comes my way about the devasting effects of  sexual activity among teens (and young adults) that I thought– instead of just writing one big, fat, gorging article about it, that I would instead break it down in smaller, more  digestible pieces. Smaller pieces that can be absorbed better [...]

Since it’s Election Day, this is a good time to talk about  nurturing citizenship and a sense of civic duty.
I’m including some resources that you may find helpful in discussing with your daughter,  elections and why voting is  important. 
This article from GoodHousekeeping Magazine  gives tips on how to involve your future voters, as well as first-time [...]