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“I Want to Go Home:” Helping Your Child Overcome Summer Camp Homesickness
Rachel, co-founder of the Girls Leadership Institute Summer Camp, offers tips to manage the anxiety and unrest of having a homesick child.
Guest Blog: How Volunteering as a Teen Changed My Life
Guest blogger Stephanie Licata remembers the day she understood her own privilege and learned the value of public service.
Lilly's Blog: On Girls & Solitude - A Girl Alone is Not Lonely
Lilly explores the pressure girls face to avoid solitude. Why are so many girls uncomfortable with being alone?
Blaine Explains: Dealing With a Bossy Friend
Blaine answers a question from a mom whose 8 year old daughter is being bossed around by a friend.
Guest Blog: Preparing Middle Schoolers to Confront High School Drinking
How to stay connected to your middle schooler and give her the truth about drinking as she enters high school.
Lilly's Blog: Sad Girls Finish Last
High school senior Lilly explores the pressure girls face to be happy 24/7.
Are My Best Friends Bullying Me?
Rachel's advice to a girl whose best friends are "obnoxious, overreacting, jealous, clingy, rude and generally hard-to-deal with."
Beauty Redefined: A Case for Single Sex Education
Guest blogger Stephanie Licata talks to girls about how single sex education is changing their definition of beauty.