Rite of passage

Whenever your child returns to school, she will need your reassurance that it's safe. Expect a period of adjustment and take time to reconnect with the pattern and pace of school life.

Rites for Girls is bringing back the coming-of-age rite of passage which gives dignity and power to girls as they journey towards womanhood.

At the end of my talk I’m often asked what one piece of advice I would offer parents.  Impossible to answer of course, although I did surprise myself one evening by saying “Get a [...]

“It used to be easy but now I feel like I’m walking on eggshells.” “I never know what response I’m going to get. I want to help but sometimes it feels like everything I say makes it worse.” [...]

Teens can get a bit obsessed with checking themselves in the mirror, it’s partly because they become intensely self-conscious in these years but also because they’re looking to see who they are.  [...]

A wonderful way to help your daughter feel prepared for her first period.

Dear Kim, Thank you for bringing us all together, Hopefully we’ll be friends forever. We will live our lives feeling very lucky, Even though our pants might get red and yucky. We giggled and [...]

What if every important decision was made with this in mind: "No law, no action of any kind, shall be taken that will harm the children."

New Year's resolutions all boil down to this. Here's a suggestion for this year that can help your teen to be herself: create a rite of passage for her.