News & Press

9/21/11 9/21/11

Fiona's Blog: The Trouble With Planning

Guest blogger and high school senior Fiona Lowenstein had a lot of plans...and then she had a surprise.

9/15/11 9/15/11

Guest Blog: How Sexting Ruined My High School Life

Twenty-two year old Allyson Pereira pressed the send button and watched her life change forever. Now she's telling her story to help girls.

9/13/11 9/13/11

Mom Embeds Self in Teen Daughter's Life! (Read the Author Q & A)

A Mom launches herself headlong into her teen daughter's life and lives to tell.

9/6/11 9/6/11

Guest Blog: How to Deal When Your Parents Embarrass You

Do your parents embarrass you constantly? Dr. Roni Cohen Sandler is back with language and strategies to stop the insanity.

8/30/11 8/30/11

The New Odd Girl Out: Back to School Tech Rules for Girls & Families

8/29/11 8/29/11

Fiona's Blog: Embracing My “Foreigner” Status in Turkey & Learning About Myself

Guest blogger and high school senior Fiona Lowenstein visits Turkey and experiences life as a foreigner.

8/22/11 8/22/11

Fiona's Blog: Is Hillary Finally Cool?

Guest blogger and rising high school senior Fiona Lowenstein keeps hearing people praise Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Is America finally ready to love Hillary?

8/16/11 8/16/11

Why Girls Need to Learn About CyberDRAMA, Not Just CyberBULLYING

In her travels around the country, Rachel's discovered "cyberbullying fatigue." Here are some ways to deepen the conversation about digital citizenship with girls, along with strategies to avoid the far more common "cyberdrama" in their lives.

8/15/11 8/15/11

Fiona's Blog: How Blogging Prepared Me to Write a College Admissions Essay

Blogging and college essays? You bet. Guest blogger and rising high school senior Fiona Lowenstein is back from summer vacation with her latest post about the unanticipated benefits of putting herself out there online, week after week.

8/10/11 8/10/11

The New Odd Girl Out: 5 Ways To Talk With Your Daughter About Technology

Want to talk with your daughter about why she loves and struggles with social media? Here are five conversation starters for parents.

8/1/11 8/1/11

The New Odd Girl Out: Why Social Media Makes Girls So Insecure

7/21/11 7/21/11

Quick Hit: New Survey Finds 48% of College-Age Women Have Experienced or Witnessed Bullying

7/21/11 7/21/11

The BFF 2.0 Tour: Welcome to Your Daughter’s Social World Online

As part of her new series celebrating the revised and updated Odd Girl Out, join Rachel on a tour of BFF 2.0, girls' online social universe.

7/13/11 7/13/11

Why a Parent's Empathy is Vital for a Bullied Girl -- and Why It Often Goes Out the Window

In the newly revised and updated Odd Girl Out, Rachel explores the power of an adult's empathy for a targeted or bullied girl.

7/12/11 7/12/11

Fiona's Blog: Barbie Boys, Tomboys & Gender Rules in Childhood

High school senior Fiona Lowenstein buys a Barbie for a little boy and asks: why do gender roles have to be enforced so young?

7/6/11 7/6/11

The Return of OGO: Announcing the Newly Revised & Updated Odd Girl Out!

Ten years after it was first published, Rachel has revised and updated Odd Girl Out with four new chapters of strategies & insights for girls, parents and educators.

7/5/11 7/5/11

Go With Your Own Glow: The Dangers of Tanning for Girls

High school senior Fiona Lowenstein hits the Cosmo Safe Sun Awards and reports back about the dangers of tanning for girls.

6/27/11 6/27/11

Fear-Based Fitness: Exercise Should Be About More Than Weight Loss

Rising high school senior Fiona Lowenstein asks why fitness always seems to be about weight loss for women and girls.