There is no force as powerful in a girl’s life as a positive relationship with her mother. Although my interactions with my own mother and stepmother weren’t always the best when I was growing up, I still have evidence in friends and family that girls who have strong, positive maternal influences in their lives, thrive….
Category: Daughters
Learning to Love Your Hair
Let your daughter know it’s okay to love her hair. I’ll share how in this post sponsored by Dove™. I was fortunate to be a little girl who believed that my hair was beautiful. Long and thick, whenever I wore it out instead of my normal ponytails, people would comment on how pretty “that Jeter…
Joy and the Barbie Dreamhouse
This post is sponsored by Mattel on behalf of WomensForum.com. I don’t think there’s any mom in the world who doesn’t live to see her daughter’s eyes light up with delight when she’s super excited. Those bright eyes are truly my reason for living! Fortunately for me, my 7-year-old is incredibly happy and easy to…
Be Yourself Monster High Party
Thank you to Monster High and Mattel for sponsoring this Be Yourself Monster High Party and post! No one has a stronger sense of self than a little girl. Ask any girl between the ages of 4 and 10 to describe herself to you, and you’re sure to hear a flurry of positive words that…
Save Time Doing Your Daughter’s Hair
My daughter has the most beautiful hair. Long, thick, and coily, it’s the type of hair that some women pay good money to emulate. Ayva loves it, but because our wash day was so intense, she stopped wanting me to try new styles and would actually start crying when I started setting up our at home beauty parlor….