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Written by PBS Parents
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Thursday, 23 July 2009 |
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Article Source: PBS Parents
Girls and Their Brains
What makes a girl a girl? Is it nature -- the way her brain is wired -- or nurture -- the way she is raised by her family and influenced by society? Could it be both of these factors? And how can this information help parents understand and raise their girls? PBS Parents turned to its panel of experts on girls to debate these questions.
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Written by PBS Parents
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 |
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Article Source: PBS Parents
Written - April 2009
How do you raise a powerful girl and what does that mean?
Powerful girls grow up feeling secure in themselves. They learn to take action, making positive choices about their own lives and doing positive things for others. They think critically about the world around them. They express their feelings and acknowledge the feelings and thoughts of others in caring ways. Powerful girls feel good about themselves and grow up with a "can-do" attitude. Of course, strong girls may (like all of us) have times of insecurity and self-doubt, but these feelings aren't paralyzing because the girls have learned to work through their problems. Powerful girls will grow up to lead full, valuable lives.
Here are some of our experts' ideas to help you raise powerful daughters:
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Written by Kristi Mohrbacher - The Positive Observer
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Thursday, 12 February 2009 |
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Article Source: The Positive Observer
 It’s been almost 13 years since Margaret Lucas ran her last race with Girls on the Run. She can’t quite remember the details of each practice, or how long it took her to finish a race, but she remembers the most significant lesson.
“I remember this feeling – like feeling that I was important,” Lucas reminisced on the phone, pausing to make sure she described it just right. “I’m really glad I did it.”
Lucas was one of the original 13 girls who participated in the first session of Girls on the Run (GOTR) in 1996. GOTR is a running program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running. Through training for a 3.1-mile running event and self-esteem building games and activities, the volunteer coaches strive to address all aspects of girls’ development including their physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual well-being. The program’s success is reflected in its rapidly increasing numbers; there are currently over 150 GOTR councils across the United States and Canada that cater to girls aged 8 to 13.
The way founder Molly Barker described it, “we believe everyone has an amazing potential and it’s important to live long and healthy enough to tap that.”
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Read more... [Girls On the Run: Program Inspires Pre-teens To Look Beyond Social Pressures]
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Written by Kathleen McGrory - Miami Herald
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Monday, 09 February 2009 |
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Article Source: Miami Herald
Written by - Kathleen McGrory - February 9th, 2009
What started out as a place for immigrant parents in Little Havana to learn English has become a launching pad to a better life in a new country.
They call it la escuelita, the little school. The young mothers go there for lessons in English and parenting. They come from different countries: Mexico; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Argentina; Bolivia. But inside the All Aboard Family Literacy Center, they are one united community. ''For many of us, life in this country is very difficult,'' said Laura Muñoz, 37, a mother of four from Argentina. ``But the mothers in this program help each other. We've become a family.'The center, across the street from Riverside Elementary School in Little Havana, started out simply as a place for immigrant parents to learn English. It has become so much more.
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 11 October 2008 |
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Article Source: The Positive Observer
Written by - Kristi Mohrbacher - October 13th, 2008
 It's almost impossible to imagine how bad things would have to get to consider suicide at the age of 11. But many of the girls placed at Excelsior Youth Center in Aurora, Colo., are not strangers to suicidal thoughts or attempts. Many of them are also intimately familiar with emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Some come from gangs and others are victims of addiction or neglect. About 78 percent of the girls suffered from depression last year and 54 percent of them had a history of self-harming behavior. For 100 percent of the girls though, Excelsior provides an opportunity to turn it all around.
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Read more... [From Tragedy to Triumph - Troubled Teens Get Another Chance]
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