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Stay close. Your daughter wants you to stop embarrassing her, not disappear from her life.
Our daughters have an incredible capacity for triggering gasket-blowing responses when we ask them questions. What we can do when those situations occur.
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As fathers we must remember that anger is almost never an effective way to communicate.
Our impulse to shelter our daughters from risk and harm strips them of the very experience and confidence they need to navigate the world.
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Is your fashion-conscious daughter baring too much skin? Here's how one family is working it out.
What's our influence on a daughter? It's mighty, as girls watch us and decide how they'll be.
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Each of us must listen to the inner voice that tells us what is right for our families.
It's not just a movie to her. It's a way to bond with her friends
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Girls now surpass boys in alcohol use rates, and are more apt to make risky choices while drinking. It's crucial we talk about alcohol from early on.
Parents use pot and alcohol frequently, so it's not surprising when kids want to. Here's how to talk about marijuana use.
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When parents let their 'what if' anxieties drive their dialogues, they often grab the steering wheel and try to drive their kids’ lives. When parents don’t allow children to own situations and muddle through their own process, they prevent kids from developing coping skills that make them resilient.
About 40% of all people are shy, but among junior-high girls, that number is more than 50%.
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