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These days I’m enjoying (and being convicted by) flipping through Peggy Orenstein’s new book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
Archive October 14, 2010
The Birth of the Princess-Mania
As a mom of 2 daughters and a youth leader, the title of Peggy Orenstein’s new book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
Sweet Dreams Good Sex Curriculum Excerpt
This post is an excerpt from the Good Sex 2.0 Leader’s Guide: A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God
curriculum for youth workers, by Jim Hancock and Kara Powell. Used by permission.
Need a discussion-starter for talking with students …
How to Partner with Parents in Teaching About Sex Good Sex Curriculum Excerpt
This post is an excerpt from the Good Sex 2.0 Leader’s Guide: A Whole-Person Approach to Teenage Sexuality and God
curriculum for youth workers, by Jim Hancock and Kara Powell. Used by permission.
If we could wave a Magic Parent …
Do Kids Prefer Praise over $ and Sex?
A fellow researcher sent me a link to this interesting article about a study looking at the needs and wants of college students.
Fragile Families
Last spring one of my neighbors walked away from her senior year of high school with incredible grades and lots of promise. She also walked away pregnant.
How to Treat People
On Monday I had the chance to attend an intimate roundtable lunch with Andrew Marin from the Marin Foundation.
Touched Up Images
My husband thought I might be interested in this example of an Ann Taylor model’s picture both before and after it’s been touched-up.
Girls Puberty Age Drops?
As the parent of an 8-year-old girl, this one was unsettling.
Kids Giving Pat Answers
A few nights ago, our family had Jesse and Megan Oakes over for dinner. Jesse is one of our youth pastors at Lake Avenue Church …