self esteem

Mom & Dad

Moms react to Disney's makeover of Merida from Brave

Fans of Disney's Brave have hailed Princess Merida as a unique, adventurous and strong girl who fought to make change in her own...

School Age Kids

I am a girl and I am fierce

Everyone has encountered the big B. She’s a popular caricature in today’s modern culture — she smokes cigars with the guys, drops...

Dieting & Nutrition

Orthorexia: Unhealthy consequences of eating too healthy

Orthorexia is a subclinical eating disorder characterized by an obsession of eating healthy. Even though you may think your...

Child Development & Health

Are you emotionally neglecting your kids?

You know you love your kids, but are you being emotionally neglectful and causing damage that will last long into your children's...

Dieting & Nutrition

Orthorexia: Is your healthy eating unhealthy?

A healthy diet is widely encouraged to combat obesity, ward off chronic and even deadly diseases, delay the aging process and help...

Self Improvement & Mental Health

Sexy and bold: How feeling sexy can improve your life

You don’t have to have to have the perfect body to be considered sexy. Being and feeling sexy comes in many forms. Sometimes women...

Child Development & Health

Eat, move, nurture: Raising healthy kids

By encouraging healthy eating and exercise habits, supplying structure and consistency and offering a lot of love, we all can hope...

Mom & Dad

Raising a girl to be more than pretty

We want our daughters to take pride in their looks, but also all their other amazing qualities. With so much emphasis in the media...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Ryan Blair on being thankful

Single dad Ryan Blair has a lot to be thankful for this year. The 35-year-old millionaire, philanthropist and New York Times best...

Self Improvement & Mental Health

5 Things you don't know about women's magazines

Many of us page through a favorite glossy magazine every month. Harmless enough, right? Maybe not. Women can have self-worth issues...

Tweens, Teens & College

Desperate to make the cut

Teenage years are filled with insecurity, doubt and overall awkwardness. Not only are young bodies going through the natural...

Self Improvement & Mental Health

10 Tips for embracing your flaws

Are your so-called flaws getting you down? It's time to start loving yourself for who you are — right here, right now. Here are ten...

Child Development & Health

The importance of the father-daughter relationship

A girl’s father is one of the most influential people in her life, from infant to toddler to tween to teen. Learn why Dad has such a...

More Parenting Advice

The keys to good self-esteem

If children believe in themselves and feels good about themselves, they can do most anything. One of the most important things you...

Self Improvement & Mental Health

Real women share: My favorite flaw

Accept your flaws and love yourself for who you are. Easier said than done, right? Here are the inspiring stories of two women who...

Celebrity Style

Celebrity body "flaws"

What is it about celebrities that makes us feel so self-conscious about our looks? Hmm... maybe their amazing bodies, stunning...

Child Development & Health

Implementing a reward system that works

We all want to reward our kids for good behavior and encourage them to reach their goals. Sometimes a reward system is a great tool...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Parenting Guru: Do you blow off your kids?

Busy? Parents today are swamped, stressed and overwhelmed. So where does that leave the kids? We turned to Rabbi Shmuley Boteach,...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Goal for girls: Be kind?

When Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson confided in one another about having been bullied, they realized that they needed to do...

Tweens, Teens & College

Teen wants Seventeen magazine exposed

Move over Photoshopped models — a teenager has set into motion a rapidly-growing online petition for Seventeen magazine to stop...

Self Improvement & Mental Health

5 Reasons you're worth it

Shh. Be still for a minute and listen to the whisper of your inner desires. Do you have a deep urge to train for a marathon, go on...