What do you worry about? If you haven't worried about anything this past week, then don't read this article. But I'm guessing you have. Even the most enlightened and spiritual will find themselves in a state of worry. We worry about different things. We worry about our daughters, marriage, job, parents or money. Your daughter worries just as much as you but over different things. (Even if she acts like she doesn't care about anything.) She worries about her friends, boyfriend or no boyfriends. She worries if she'll make the team or get in the college of her choice. Worry is an uninvited guest. You don't wake up and think … [Read more...]
Our Daughter’s Body Image and Ourselves
September 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Parents, and especially Moms, I want to talk about the tough subject of your daughter’s body image, health and well being. As puberty becomes a driving force in your daughter’s life, her self-image and esteem are sure to become a part of her awareness. This time in her life is potentially the most sensitive and influential experience of her body image memories. She is adjusting to a new physical frame, emotions that go with it, the opposite sex, and the external forces of peer pressure and/or attention. It sounds like the making of a time bomb but it doesn’t have to be that way. I’ve been a guide and witness to this process for over … [Read more...]
How My Daughter Beat an Eating Disorder and Learned About Love…Fast
August 1, 2013 by 4 Comments
It was Spring 2012, the citrus trees hung heavy with fruit and one of my 16-year old twin daughters was falling for a 19-year old boy. She was a good student who loved to play soccer and hang out with her friends and family. She "met" the boy online and after a few weeks he asked to meet her at a local park. She rode her bike to the park without me knowing that she, her sister and a friend were meeting the young man. Shortly thereafter she asked if it would bother me if she dated a 19-year old. I told her that it depended on his character. I knew exactly where this was heading and sure enough, a week later “G.” came over to our house to … [Read more...]