When my first daughter was born, I wrote these words in her baby book: "My job as your mom is to do my best so that one day, I can send you off into the world, confident." Now she's 9. Her sister is 6 ...

Growing up with siblings shapes who you become, but growing up with brothers creates a very different experience than growing up with sisters. Girls who grew up with brothers are often pushed early to ...

Being a teenager sometimes means having your emotions questioned before they are even understood. Frustration is dismissed as “attitude”, sadness becomes “mood swings”, anger becomes “phase” and ...

Many woman are socialized into putting their needs aside for others, so much so that it becomes a part of their identity for life. Whether it’s by their parents or at school, early in life girls are ...

In a recent conversation with my 17-year-old daughter, she explained to me the way current headlines about sex trafficking are affecting her and her peers. “The bro culture is everywhere,” she told me ...