Pressure on pre-teen girls is worse than ever and this disturbing You Tube trend is shocking to see.
I saw an article on Huffington Post this morning that made me cringe. I was so stunned, I had to write a post immediately.
According to to one NYU Child Study Center study 59 percent of girls in 5th through 12th grade are "dissatisfied with their physical appearance." Research also shows that little girls' self esteem peaks at, are you ready for this, age 8. Further, a girl’s self esteem “PLUMMETS” after age 9. Yikes.
Discussing dating with your teens before school begin.
If you were to talk with your tweens about dating and going to school, have you ever thought about how the conversation would turn out? As a youth speaker, I am commonly broached with these types of questions from teens when parents don't address the topic at home. How soon is too soon to date? What are the rules? When can I date? Yes, as the babies get older their hormones do begin to kick into gear with topics that include dating.
Discussing dating with your teens before school begin.
If you were to talk with your tweens about dating and going to school, have you ever thought about how the conversation would turn out? As a youth speaker, I am commonly broached with these types of questions from teens when parents don't address the topic at home. How soon is too soon to date? What are the rules? When can I date? Yes, as the babies get older their hormones do begin to kick into gear with topics that include dating.
Family therapist, author & parenting expert Susan Stiffelman talks about this difficult conversation
Apart from parents who have taken extraordinary measures to isolate themselves from the world, there probably isn't a child alive who hasn't heard about the death of Osama bin Laden. Most of our kids know that killing is "bad"; the very fabric of our society is built upon the notion that it is wrong to kill another human being. So the celebration of this man's death certainly has the potential to generate confusion in our children. Here are some thoughts about how to handle the inevitable questions from curious kids about bin Laden's death.
Sad vampire loses his sparkles without mopey costar.
Robert Pattison has been in New York shooting a movie with Lost's Emilie de Ravin for the past few weeks, but despite his rumored romance with Emilie, Robert is following the quaint 19th century custom of pining away for his Twilight costar Kristen Stewart, who is in LA shooting The Runaways.
Nick Jonas, the promise-ring-wearing heartthrob formerly linked to Disney stars Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, is once again off the market. According to Betty Confidential, he's now keeping company with a whole new Disney up-and-comer: fair-haired 17-year-old singer Jordan Pruitt.
Lots of girls like to bump and grind, simulate fellatio, and look like blow-up dolls in their Facebook albums. Why? And is it "degrading" or just good fun?
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