Why Parents Will Love the Body Scoop for Girls by Dr. Ashton
March 10, 2010
Every parent struggles to find the right words to talk about health, safety, sex, and body image with her daughter. I love Dr. Jennifer Ashton’s new book, The Body Scoop for Girls. Creating an atmosphere of trusted talk with our daughters is key, but so is giving them the right information they need to make good choices. Girls feel empowered when they can balance quality information about their bodies with talking with their parents or a trusted adult.
The Body Scoop for Girls is one of those must read book for parents and their daughters. Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares straight talk advice on important health topics for girls from puberty, periods, hormones, sex, body weight, mood disorders, and smoking, drinking, and drugs.
The Body Scoop for Girls is written in a voice that girls will relate to and appreciate. At the same time, parents will find it important to use as a basis for having conversations with their daughters. Parents might want to use some of the same examples Dr. Ashton uses or even get ideas for how to talk about tough subjects from Dr. Ashton.
Giving our daugthers information about their bodies is extremely important to them making safe, healthy choices for themselves. Every parent and daugther will thank Dr. Ashton for sharing the straight talk in The Body Scoop on some topics that aren’t always easy to talk about.
If you’d like to read a teen review of the Body Scoop, you can see what Stevie, one of our teen advisors liked. Make sure to get your copy own copy of The Body Scoop for Girls today!
What We Can Learn from Sandra Bullock
March 10, 2010
Sunday Night, Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for Best Actress in her role in The Blind Side. I was very moved by her gracious acceptance speech and wanted to share why.
Sandra took time to acknowledge each of the 4 other women who had also been nominated. In an interview she later had with Oprah Winfrey I was again impressed with her focus on collaboration instead of competition with these women. She shared how difficult it had been because the media had naturally tried to pit them up against each other. Also, she took time to acknowledge her mother and all she has learned from her.
Here’s why it’s so important:
Girls fall into the trap all the time that we have to pull each other down to succeed. This is not true! I love that Sandra is showing us a better way of doing things and that we truly can collaborate and celebrate in the success of one another!
Too often we forget to acknowlege our moms, or other important women in our lives who have mentored us and showed us the way.
I also need to mention a history making event that happened on Oscar night Sunday. For the first time, a woman won the award for Best Director. Thank you to Kathryn Bigelow for showing all of us anything is possible and making that dream a reality for many aspiring young female directors!
