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Girls with Low Self-Esteem: How to Raise Girls with Healthy Self-Esteem
Introduction Although women have made gains in education and employment in the equal rights war, they're still losing ...
Source: NYU Child Study Center
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Girl Power! Is Good Mental Health
GIRL POWER! is paving the way for girls to build confidence, competence, and pride in themselves, in other words, ...
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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My Daughter Puts Herself Down -- How Can I Help Her?
My daughter always puts herself down. She's very caring and smart, and I compliment her all the time, but nothing seems ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Body Image and Self-esteem
What Are Body Image and Self-esteem?Body image is the picture that you have of your physical appearance in your mind. ...
Source: Families Are Talking
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The Sexualization of Girlhood
The popular culture gives girls contradictory messages about womanhood and sexuality and masks the violence that is ...
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Help Girls Improve Their Self Esteem
Developing a healthy sense of self-esteem is important for girls, especially when they reach adolescence. Girls need ...
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“I don’t want my daughter to feel like she has to sacrifice something”
VaJezatha Payne-Hines has given her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter ‘boy’ toys as well as dolls and other ...
Source: Action Alliance for Children
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Gender Bias in College Admissions Tests
The SAT I is designed solely to predict students' first year college grades. Yet, despite the fact that females earn ...
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Families and Parent Educators Help Girls Go Beyond Stereotypes
VaJezatha Payne-Hines has given her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter ‘boy’ toys as well as dolls and other ...
Source: Action Alliance for Children
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Working Together to Spread the Word: Education.com's Special Edition on Bullying
Bullying is an ever-present problem in the lives of school kids. Our hope at Education.com is that this Special Edition ...
Source: Education.com
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Girls and Science: The Wave of the Future?
As our economy goes global, math, science, and technology are bigger than ever - and these fields are precisely those ...
Source: Education.com
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Program Aims to Hook Girls on Science
Are boys better than girls at math and science? Or are girls just not getting a fair shake? The Academy for Educational ...
Source: Education.com
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Girls on the Run: Mentoring Helps American Girls Succeed in Careers, Life
Girls who are coached in sports, leadership and academics from as young as 8 years old are better equipped to combat ...
Source: International Information Programs (U.S. Department of State)
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What to Do About the Mean Girls
If you have a daughter, take the time to read this. It could save her a lot of heartache. Not to mention stomach aches,...
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Gender Differences: 4th Grade
Picture a fourth grader completely immersed in a book or scribbling in a journal. Was the bookworm you imagined male or...
Source: Education.com -
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Girls and Body Image: Loving the Skin She's In
Poor body image can lead to poor self-esteem, depression, and eating disorders. We all want our children to be healthy...
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Gender Differences: 5th Grade
Parents begin nurturing their children's self-esteem at birth, and it ebbs and flows over time. Still, fifth grade is a...
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When Girls Bully
When a parent thinks about bullying they may think of bloody noses, knuckle sandwiches and loud name-calling. But...
Source: Education.com
