As your child stumbles into puberty, she needs guidance and reassurance.  Knowing what to expect ahead of time can go a long way to ease the awkwardness and improve body confidence.  Check out Dr. Holmes’ blog over on one of our favorite sites www.Tweenparent.com to learn how you can help your daughters and sons through the Body Morph...

Not the type of boots this time…So with all this new stuff about media and what our children see,  I thought I would take my daughter to a “real show”.  Hairspray was being performed by a local theater  company.  Anne Claire picked out this activity since she could not go on the annual first dove hunt with her dad since she broke her arm the week prior. She was stuck with me for the night,and this is what she wanted to do.   She had seen  the John Travolta version on TV ( if you haven’t seen it, you should!) and wanted to see this one.  I knew there were some racy parts, but the theater company reassured me that it was fine for third grade and up.  This was our time together!

Newsflash! Your seven-year old daughter comes out of a restaurant bathroom and announces, in full outside voice, that the F-word was boldly scrawled on the wall of her stall.  Well, your first thought probably isn’t, “Wow, she can read!”  I promise you, it wasn’t mine.  While my husband offered a bug-eyed stare, I ushered Maehler and her older sister, Anne Claire, to the restaurant’s door.  On my way, I gear up for the conversation that is destined to make for an uncomfortable ride home.