Hilltown Families 
For many, this last month ushered in strong feelings of uncertainty for the future. Mindfulness meditation is a useful tool for embracing uncertainty and learning to live fully and compassionately within...
Your Daughter’s Halloween Costume: Tips for Dads The search for your daughter or stepdaughter’s Halloween costume can be treacherous, filled with over-sexed and stereotyped “choices.” Here are some healthy ideas from...
You Did It: Scholastic Expels the Bratz From Schools By CCFC Thanks to you, Scholastic, Inc. will no longer be promoting the highly sexualized Bratz brand in schools. In April, 2007,...
Parents Who Fight May Harm Children’s Future Emotional Development How parents handle everyday marital conflicts has a significant effect on how secure their children feel, which, in turn, significantly affects their...
Social First Graders More Likely To Become Good Readers Does your first grader help other children? Does he comfort other children when they are upset? If so, say a silent thanks...
Voices of Motherhood Voices of Motherhood is a project which asks, “What Do We Think About Motherhood?” By recording personal stories about mothering, I hope to demystify myths and reveal personal...
Marketing the Sexualization of Young Girls One of the most recent calls for action by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has encouraged concerned parents to tell Scholastic to stop distributing...
WHAT’S A GIRL (AND PARENTS) TO DO? Our young girls (and our larger population) are bombarded with media images of sexualized feminine esthetics. You see it everywhere: in line at the...
MotherWoman, Inc. is a local non-profit organization based out of Amhert, MA, that provides psycho-educational support programs that create communities where mothers develop the confidence, self-esteem, knowledge, and practical skills they...
Listen Listen and Listen Some More by Joe Kelly for Dads & Daughters Girls tend to be a riddle to fathers. Like any mystery, the relationship with our daughter can be...
This year’s slogan for the National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) is “Throw like a girl – Lead like a champion!” NGWSD is a day that acknowledges the positive...
Making the Holidays Less Materialistic Reviewed by Barbara P. Homeier, MD “The gimmes” are all around us during the holiday season. You know – “Gimme this,” “Gimme that,” “I want this,”...
Video Games Fun But Pose Social, Health Risks 11 Dec 2006 Move over Tickle Me Elmo. The recently released Nintendo Wii and Playstation 3 video game systems are rivaling the giggling...
Inspiring Gratitude By Peggy Healy Stearns Ph.D. Teach your children gratitude, and you share both an important social skill and a positive worldview. When children give thanks, they acknowledge the kindness...