Tag Archives: Coming of age

Puberty Rites – marking an important transition

When parents contact me for guidance on organising a puberty rite of passage for their child I always start by asking what they hope to gain from such an event.  Their answers help us to design the ceremony and celebration: “I want to make a fuss of her.  It’s a difficult stage of life and [...]

Posted on 10 April 2013
Musings: Coming of age, Parenting girls, Rites of passage
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What did you most want at thirteen?

For me it wasn’t bigger breasts or Boots17 latest or even a boyfriend. I mean I sort of did want a boyfriend but only in the abstract. I probably did long to be the kind of girl who knew how to get, and then what to do with a boyfriend, but since I wasn’t, I [...]

Posted on 27 March 2013
Musings: Coming of age, Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers
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Puberty is private!

I have found adolescence to be a time when a girl particularly needs to have someone older who she can talk to, someone who is not her mother.  This is not because there is anything wrong with her own mother, or their relationship, it is just that many girls want the distance that another woman [...]

Posted on 22 January 2013
Musings: Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers
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Girls need older girls…

Girls need older girls, and older girls need young women, and young women need older women… There are times in our lives when we all need someone to talk to – someone who is not closely involved in our lives, who is a bit removed, but who cares.  This is true for our children too [...]

Posted on 15 January 2013
Musings: Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers
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Too Drunk to Drink?

“Can I have a sip?” “Yes, go on then, have a try.  But just a sip.” “Yum, I like it. Can I have more?” At what age do we let a child take a taste of beer, or a sip of wine?  Would you pour your teenager a glass of wine with a meal?  What [...]

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Posted on 19 December 2012
Musings: Coming of age, Parenting teenagers, Rites of passage
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