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Parents’ hopes and fears

What is your vision for your daughter? Many parents start by saying that they just want their children to be happy. Healthy and happy. We might go on to say that we want our child to be joyful, to love life, to have fun, to know what she wants and have the confidence to pursue [...]

Posted on 26 April 2013
Musings: Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers
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Healing times

*  Your daughter looks pale and is complaining of a sore throat and can’t sleep *  or she is flushed, her body aches, and the thought of homework overwhelms her *  or your daughter feels crampy, weepy and just wants to stay home. Do you see this as an opportunity for her to feel your [...]

Posted on 26 February 2013
Musings: 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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Teen Need for Sleep

Did you know that teens need an hour or two more sleep than children or adults, but they get less than either? And that they become night owls for a bit, feeling drowsy later and needing to sleep in longer? And that over three-quarters of teens are officially sleep-deprived. Here’s the tricky thing: – Teens [...]

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Posted on 14 November 2012
Musings: Parenting teenagers
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