2019: A Great Finish to a Not-So-Great Start
May I be honest with you? 2019 didn’t start out great for me. Five days into the new year, my sisters and I buried my amazing mom. But God provided the strength I needed to head back into the classroom…
One Thing Every Teen Girl Should Get From Her Mom!
For many years, I’ve been a proponent of writing letters as a way to heal damaged relationships between teens and their parents. One of the benefits of writing letters is it allows you to express your heart fully, without being…
How to Help Your Teen Daughter Cope with a Crisis of Confidence
You know what happens to middle and high school girls who struggle with low self-esteem and insecurities? They pack up their emotional baggage and carry it with them to college. Case in point? This message I recently received from a…
The Teachable Moment No One Saw Coming (Especially Me)!
Have you ever noticed that sometimes the best teachable moments with your daughter, happen by “accident?” That’s what happened to me last weekend. But with 100 girls attending the Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation’s Girls Who Rule the World (GWRTW)…
#GraduationGoals2019: When Girls Plan to Lose Their Virginity Just in Time for College & How to Help Them Change Their Expiration Date
It's hard to believe another school year is almost over, and high school graduations are right around the corner. Perhaps your daughter or a young lady you know is a member of the Class of 2019. No doubt she’s spent…
How to Prevent Your Teen from Becoming a Teen Parent
“You better not end up pregnant!” Ever heard that before? Because that pretty much sums up the “sex talk” many girls will ever hear from their parents. While the teen pregnancy rate in the United States is at an all-time…
5 Simple Words That Will Change Your Daughter’s Life
What do you think is the main reason teens have sex? If you’re like most adults I’ve asked, you’ll say, “raging hormones.” But what students tell me just doesn’t support that belief. Especially girls. One of the top reasons they…
Why You Need to Talk to Your Daughter About Sexual Assault
April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. And ironically, in March I received a noticeable increase in the number of letters I typically get from girls who’ve been raped or molested. Most times I don’t know who the girls…
A Disturbing New “Trend” in Teen Sex You Need to Know
What happens when you mix teens today with modern technology and unchecked freedom? A recipe for a disturbing new “trend” you need to be aware of. And maybe “trend” is too strong of a word. But today’s post is about…
One Thing Parents Do That Their Teens Don’t Like
While the college admissions bribery scandal has captured everyone’s attention, you know what it hasn’t done? Captured the surprise of ANYONE who works with youth in education. We see and hear examples of overly-concerned parents swooping in to “save” their…