I’m sharing an exciting excerpt today from the new book: Girls Uncovered: New Research on What America’s Sexual Culture Does to Young Women. When it comes to influencing children, parents have a number of advantages over peers, schools, churches, or even media. First, parents have been “connecting” with their girls since before birth….
What’s your cycle? On my washer, I have several cycles: delicate, cottons, permanent press.If I don’t choose one, the washer will pick automatic. What’s your automatic? For some, it’s the cycle of surviving. The Cycle of Surviving Isn’t that how we feel some days? We worry. “What about that child? Will she…
I know you hear it in the back seat of your car: “Why does he talk so much? Wow, is he ever annoying.” Hanging out in the kitchen: “Did you see her cleavage? She is just trying way too hard.” Coming from the upstairs, little sister asks again, “Can I please hang out with you…
You might be like me. You’ve gone to church for years. Prayed for years. Read your Bible for years. And some days, it feels like you have struggled with the same thing… for years. It might be a struggle no one even knows about. If you were to spend some time getting to know me,…
If you had told me in high school that one day I would be speaking at a conference for teen girls using an ’80’s theme, I would have said no way! But that is exactly what happened this weekend in Louisiana! We had a great time talking about some of the topics most…
Have you ever heard of “Old English”? It’s this bottle of nearly black stuff that I use to cover up the flaws in my furniture. Drop a knife, kick a table…when a scratch is created, I grab the “Old English”, dap some on my rag and wala…the scratch is gone. Basically, it is a bottle…