10 Tips to Help Daughters Stay Safe from Sexual Assault on Campus

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 3, 2019 | Parenting Teenagers

How can you help your daughters stay safe from sexual assault as they leave for college? It’s a new school year and thousands of students around the world are on their way to campus, ready for syllabus week (frosh week here in Canada!). I remember what it was...

Ask Sheila: My Daughter Wants to Wear PINK Clothes!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 24, 2018 | Parenting Teenagers

What do you do when your daughter wants to wear a brand name of clothes that you’re uncomfortable with? Today for our Ask Sheila video we’re featuring a mom who has issues with her 12-year-old who wants to wear Victoria Secret PINK clothing. She asks: I...

10 Stories of Big-Bust Shame from Hitting Puberty Early

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 7, 2018 | Parenting Teenagers

Does hitting puberty early, and growing a bust early, contribute to sexual shame? All too often it can. A few weeks ago I asked on Facebook and Twitter for women’s experiences if they grew breasts early. The stories and comments were so sad! I just want to share...

Reader Question: What Rules are Appropriate for Teenagers?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 4, 2017 | Family, Parenting Teenagers

What rules should you have for your teenagers? And should you have any rules? Every Monday I like to post a Reader Question, and this week’s is from a mom who is struggling with what boundaries she should set for her teens. She writes: Reader Question One of my...

Preteen Hormones: 3 Important Things to Remember!

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Sep 15, 2017 | Family, Parenting Teenagers

What do you do when your 9-year-old starts getting moody? I’ve always said, as loudly and clearly as I can, that the hardest years for us parenting our two daughters were 8-12. Rebecca had hit puberty and Katie hadn’t, and Rebecca was moody. Then she got...

3 Truths to Teach Your Girls About their Bodies

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 17, 2017 | Parenting Teenagers

Body image is such a huge issue for adult women. But it’s even more so for teenage girls! Right now my daughters are putting the finishing touches on an online course that moms can use to help teach their daughters about sex, puberty, and growing up...

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