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9 Ways To Teach Your Daughter To Love Her Body

Growing up whenever I daydreamed about motherhood, I always thought I’d be a boy mom. I grew up with brothers, I went through a serious tomboy…

“Mom,” my daughter says to get my attention while I work busily in the kitchen. My eyes look up at her and my throat catches. In my mind, I…

I hear the familiar ringtone coming from my computer. My daughter knows it, too. “Mimmie!” she shouts. Her grandparents live across the country,…

I was recently asked for the millionth time if we are going to try for a boy. I’m not sure we are going to have another child but if we do, we will…

Dear daughter, I had a dream last night, you were 10 again. I saw you as you were exactly then, and my heart rejoiced. I knew I was dreaming, but I…

Raising a daughter is hard. And easy. And terrifying. And rewarding. All at the same time. I’ve been circling around this in my head for…

Years of little were spent with a request every morning from my girl, “Mommy, can you do two ponies?” I’d pull her hair to each side, tie it up…

Dear daughter, Right now, you’re young and tell me everything. I have a behind-the-scenes, front-row seat, backstage pass into all things…

I confess—I wanted a girly girl. When I found out I was pregnant, I prayed for a healthy pregnancy above all else. I’d suffered…

Mothering daughters is so much more than sparkles, shopping sprees, and princesses. It’s so much deeper. It’s being in awe of how strong her…