Welcome to PinkLockerMom, a blog for moms who are raising tween girls. I'm the kids' editor at KidsHealth.org and the author of The Pink Locker Society, a novel for girls. I wrote the book in response to the thousands of emails I've received from girls. They are beyond-beyond grateful that KidsHealth.org has info on puberty. And we don't just have Puberty 101, we have "Breasts and Bras," "Crushes," and "Getting Your Period at School."
Their emails brim with energy and intelligence and they ask pointed questions. How important are the subjects of periods, bras, and boys? About 11,000 girls answered a recent KidsHealth.org survey on puberty. (More about that later.) Being invited into this conversation with so many tween girls feels like a privilege. I wish I could lead each one to the answers she needs. The next best thing seems to be writing helpful books and online content. But they need more than just a kindly aunt on the Internet. They need their moms.
In this blog, I'll share what I know about tween girls and mix in some ideas and insights from others. (I'll also be giving away free copies of The Pink Locker Society.) Parenting is personal and there's no one-size-fits-all advice, especially when it comes to raising a daughter who's growing up. But I hope to help you find that sweet spot in your own parenting - somewhere between taking caring of everything and letting her figure it out on her own.
Their emails brim with energy and intelligence and they ask pointed questions. How important are the subjects of periods, bras, and boys? About 11,000 girls answered a recent KidsHealth.org survey on puberty. (More about that later.) Being invited into this conversation with so many tween girls feels like a privilege. I wish I could lead each one to the answers she needs. The next best thing seems to be writing helpful books and online content. But they need more than just a kindly aunt on the Internet. They need their moms.
In this blog, I'll share what I know about tween girls and mix in some ideas and insights from others. (I'll also be giving away free copies of The Pink Locker Society.) Parenting is personal and there's no one-size-fits-all advice, especially when it comes to raising a daughter who's growing up. But I hope to help you find that sweet spot in your own parenting - somewhere between taking caring of everything and letting her figure it out on her own.
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ReplyDeletethanks so much for stopping by my homepage at mbc and for the twitter follow, i haven't checked my page but you can be sure i will follow back! this is such a wonderful idea! kudo's to you especially having "boys!" lol my older daughter and i are so close there isn't anything that she couldn't tell me and still now that she is almost 21 (wow!) continues to confide in me. but we went through all that girls go thru as teens and at times i wanted to pull out my hair (even those that weren't gray.) but so many of her friends could have used a site like this at the time. Best Wishes!! Shelley