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Therapists. Doctors. Coaches. Writers. Parents. We’re opening up the discussion on how best to raise healthy, happy girls to all kinds of parenting and relationship experts. You’ll discover the unique insight they bring to the table right here.

Dr. Cheryl Dellasega

Dr. Cheryl Dellasega New Article!

Author and relationship expert

Cheryl Dellasega, NP, PhD, is the author of several books on issues affecting women and girls, including Mean Girls Grown Up, Surviving Ophelia and her latest, Forced to Be Family. She will be answering a weekly Q&A about common parenting and relationship dilemmas. Cheryl has been internationally recognized for her work on relational aggression (peer bullying) and other issues affecting adolescent girls. Read More 

Dr. Cheryl Dellasega

Jenny Friedman New Article!

Clinical psychologist and parenting expert

Jenny Friedman has been volunteering with her family for more than 19 years, delivering meals to the homebound, sponsoring a disadvantaged family and working at a local homeless shelter. She received her PhD from Northwestern University, and has published over one hundred articles for local and national magazines, including Parenting, Parents and American Baby. Read More 

Dr. Cheryl Dellasega

Sharon A. Hersh New Article!

Author and professional counselor

Sharon Hersh is a licensed professional counselor and the author of five books that help parents navigate their adolescent daughters’ emotional lives. Read More 

Armin Brottß

Armin Brott

Author and fatherhood expert

Hailed by Time magazine as “the superdad’s superdad,” Armin Brott has been building better fathers for more than a decade. As the author of six bestselling books on fatherhood, he’s helped millions of men around the world become the fathers they want to be — and that their children need them to be. Read More 

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From parenting advice to new research on issues of girlhood, many groups are adding their voice to the discussion. Find out what they’re saying, and doing, here.

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