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Ask Dr. Sears [offsite link]
Great medical and child-rearing advice from America´s favorite pediatrition.

Daughters Sports Season
A major part of the year we plan our lives around our daughter’s sports activities. Of the many things we handle outside of schedule changes is purchasing sports gear and dealing with issues of self esteem. Here is a collection of sports related topics from Daughters.

Fashion & Beauty

Girls Health
A review of girlshealth.gov and tools to assist parents and teens.

Girls with Autism
Do you suspect your daughter may have autism? Did you know it is possible that autism can present itself in girls differently than boys? April is autism awareness month and it is a good time to learn about autism and what it means to girls.

Is She Smoking?
Many of us women grew up in a time when smoking was glorified, or maybe more so for our parents. Today there have been many successes; however, smoking is still a serious issue for teenage girls today.

National Girls and Women in Sports Day
In late January celebrations begin for the National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) and continue through February. The official day for the 23rd anniversary of NGWSD is February 4, 2009.

Puberty for Girls
If your daughter is reaching puberty you want to make sure all of her questions are being answered. We may remember what the content was when our mom had a talk with us about puberty or we remember some of what was taught us in school, we may have forgotten how awkward it was for us to listen.

The HPV Vaccine Controversy
And it is a controversy, so the name of Dr. Shobha S. Krishnan’s book is very appropriate. The HPV Vaccine Controversy, Sex, Cancer, God, and Politics, A Guide for Parents, Women, Men, and Teenagers by Dr. Krishnan may be the book for you in your search for answers.

Vitamin D in Our Daughters
There is urgency in the health community to get the word out again about the need for vitamin D in the diet. It is a warning that parents should pay heed to as teenagers are one of the biggest at-risk communities when it comes to not meeting the recommended daily allowances of vitamin D.

When to Shave the Legs
Sometime right after the talk about the first bra is the talk about shaving. I’m sure as parents we know it is all downhill from here. What more don’t we want to talk about that we know in the end we will have to? Bras, shaving…the topic of puberty just keeps on expanding.

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