Kids’ Reactions To Imperfect Barbies Prove They’re Not The Ones Obsessed With How Dolls Look
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the effects playing with Barbies might have on our…
Science Mom: Telling My Daughter She’s Beautiful Isn’t What’s Going To Hold Her Back At School
Today I told my 10-month-old that I think she’s beautiful. I know, I know; here I am, a Science…
Dad Supports His Son Wearing A Dress To High School And Makes Us All Want To Be Better Parents
In my former life working in child advocate law, I sometimes dealt with parents that did not have their…
Resolution Week: My New Year’s Resolution Is To Stop Giving My Kid Weird Body Issues
On my very first day in Texas, I took my daughter, two-years-old at the time, to the grocery store…
NYC Becomes First Major City To Awesomely Debut Self-Esteem Boosting Campaign For Girls
This autumn, I’ll have my eyes peeled for not formula shamey public advertisements or teen mom shamey ads (which…
Anonymous Mom: My Sister Fat Shames My Niece
Anonymous Mom is a weekly column of motherhood confessions, indiscretions, and parental shortcomings selected by Mommyish editors. Under this…
Bikini Beautiful Week: I Wrongly Thought Raising Sons Meant I Wouldn’t Have To Worry About Their Body Image
Bikini Beautiful Week is sponsored by BIC Soleil, the razor that’s just as bright and colorful as you are….
Study Suggests The Self-Esteem Hit From Facebook Doesn’t Make Us Perform Tasks Any Better
There’s consistently lots of chatter about the self-esteem hit some of us get from a few well-placed Facebook status…
I Found My Daughter’s iMovie Sessions And Realized That She Is Already Critiquing Herself
Yesterday afternoon I was emptying my desktop trash (I’m notorious for throwing out things I need) and when I…
I’m Not Sweating Instagram Girls Beauty Contests
This may come as a huge shock, but Instagram girls beauty contests are going viral and young ladies are…
Mila Kunis Was Not At All Cool With Being Photoshopped As A Teenager
Teenage girls seem to have a lot to say in the last few months about Photoshopping, especially on the…
Teen Vogue Editor-In-Chief Gets All Haughty With Teen Protesters, Wags A Polished Finger About Homework
As we reported, 17-year-old Emma Stydahar and 16-year-old Carina Cruz are following Julia Bluhm‘s lead after her successful protest…
The Skinny: 10 Utterly Appalling Facts About The Body Image Of A Modern Girl
While in many ways it’s never been a better time to be a girl in the Western world, that…
California Bans ‘Gay Therapy’ For Children, Protecting Countless Kids From Quacks
Being an LGBTQ child in California just got much, much safer and I’m not talking about bullying. While it’s…