How to Guide Your Girl in Helping a Friend in Crisis
When a girl is experiencing common mental health struggles, like anxiety and depression, she will often confide in a friend. That means that even if your girl … Read More
Caring for the Friend in Need is Caring for the Heart of God
During your girl’s school and extra-curricular activities, she is often guided to “find a friend” or a “buddy”. Whether it is picking a kickball team or singing … Read More
Why Girls are More Likely to be Addicted to Instagram
Functional MRIs conducted while teen girls used Instagram showed that they have an extremely heightened dopamine response—equal to a boy’s propensity toward video games. We are seeing … Read More
When Behind the Scenes Looks like a Mess in God’s Tapestry
With a struggling economy, your family might be experiencing job loss, financial hardship, or food insecurity. Tough choices in family budget might eliminate outings or a new … Read More
Godly Compassion is Empathy in Action
Merriam Webster defines compassion as “a sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.” Compassion motivates people to go out of their way … Read More
If Disordered Eating Creeps in, Take a Whole-Life Approach with Her
30 million Americans live with an eating disorder. Of that 30 million, 20 million are women. Data shows that eating disorders are the third most common chronic … Read More
What Do You Do When Your Girl is the Bully?
It is devastating for parents to find out their daughter is being bullied. When we sense we haven’t done our job to protect her, we feel we’ve … Read More
How She Lives Reflects God to a Lost & Sinful World
In movies, it’s common for a character to walk into a small town greeted by stares and even a direct “You’re not from around here, are ya?” … Read More
When She Strives to Fit In, She Loses Her Sense of Self
We’re all familiar with a girl’s agonizing morning routine. Locked away in the family bathroom, your girl primps until she feels “just right”. Have you ever questioned … Read More
When Your Girl Feels Rejected, Remind Her Who She is in Christ
Think back to the last time your girl came to you devastated, broken over a mean-spirited joke about her appearance. Or maybe it was the rejection from … Read More
When She Feels Social Isolation, Change Habits to Seek Community
I’ve heard it said that living in 2020 was similar to being trapped in a snow globe. For many, isolation existed for a good part of the … Read More
In the Pursuit of Resiliency Guard Against Repressed Emotions
Resiliency is a popular word in parenting circles. In fact, even at American Heritage Girls, we talk a lot about raising resilient girls to become strong women. … Read More