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Confidence: How To Help Your Daughter Build Self Esteem

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Confidence—Before our daughter was born we got an amazing piece of parenting advice. When your baby cries (even if your baby is 42), there's an instinct to try and soothe away their tears with gentle rocking and hushed words like "Oh, don't cry, angel" or "What's wrong, my…

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Mother Daughter Relationships: How To Maintain a Strong Relationship With Your Mom

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Relationships—What defines a mother daughter relationship? A mother daughter relationship changes as the two move through different stages of life. A mother begins a relationship with her daughter as disciplinarian and caregiver. She gives so much of her time teaching, encouraging, and raising her daughter to be a…

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Parenting: 5 Strategies for Interacting Effectively With Your Daughter

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Parenting—Amber had been giving her mother the silent treatment all week. She was angry about not being allowed to sleep over at a friend’s house. Late Thursday night, she left a note on her mother’s pillow, asking her mom to wash her uniform before Friday’s soccer game. When Amber…

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When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Imperfect

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As a young girl, I idolized my mother.  From her blonde frizzy hair and slightly crooked teeth to her bumpy thighs, I thought she was perfect in every way.  As an adult, I now “get” that highlighting those particular features may not make for the most flattering description,…

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