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Junior League of Reading finds a new way to foster self-esteem in girls!

  • April 23, 2014
Let’s all agree that fostering self-esteem in at-risk girls is a good thing. Fine. But how do we do it? The Junior League of Reading has come up with a…
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Dear New York Times, please call us next time…

  • November 20, 2013
Old stereotypes die hard. We were reminded of that obvious fact on reading an Op-Ed in The New York Times over the weekend that managed to drag one of our…
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    Does How You See Yourself Affect Your Self-Esteem?

    • April 30, 2013
    In Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s 2011 Sundance Film Festival entry “MissRepresentation,” many of the high-profile interviewees suggested that the portrayal of women in the media—provocative magazine covers, violent video games, demeaning…
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      What does getting muddy have to do with self-esteem?

      • July 26, 2012
      At the Junior League of the Quad Cities, it’s a key element of an ambitious program to nurture self-esteem among girls and young women. It’s also part of a larger…
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      Not just another anti-bullying program

      • November 30, 2011
      They call it relational aggression. You probably call it bullying. Or peer intimidation. Or mean girl stuff. The name doesn’t really matter. Every mother worries about it and how it…
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      What do girls need to know about life?

      • November 9, 2011
      You’ve seen it in the media. You’ve talked about it with other parents. And sometimes your own daughter will open up and talk about it. It goes by a lot…
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      Are you ready for prom season?

      • April 1, 2011
      They have fun names like Princess for a Night, Butterfly Project, Cinderella’s Closet and All Dressed Up, but the purpose of each program is serious…providing dresses, accessories and, often, hair…
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