That both genders can be equal as teammates and gender is way down on the list of 'identifiers.' My son played hockey from the start with boys and girls and by the time HS came around, they could share the locker room and be 'just teammates' My daughter is VERY clear about when she doesn't want to do something and VERY clear about when something is not her job. This has been liberating to me as I tend to be someone with an overdeveloped sense of responsibility. I have learned that it's ok to...

Even though both my husband and I tried very hard to model acceptance of all body shapes and sizes, both our daughters still struggled with societies' image of what "beauty "had to look like in the female body. It made us both very sad to see that happen. I think they both worried about their bodies more than I did as a child. Our goal was for them to see their bodies as a healthy, energetic, and functioning tool to accomplishing what they wanted with their life, rather than as something to...

When talking to my daughter about "hintocourse" or her changing body I find the most helpful thing is to let her start the conversation. If she makes a little comment related to her body or romance or intimacy, it opens up a window for me to make one or two well chosen remarks. Beyond that, she will shut down. Little bits, all of over place, with relaxed good humor seems to be the best way for the information to be transmitted. I trust that things will emerge as she's ready for them. I tend...