My sixth grader and I are working together on her SSAT prep. Somedays it goes great, and somedays...not so great. Her favorite part of the prep is the essay portion. The practice gives them the steps to a good essay...

  You have probably been researching first-periods, what made us write these blogs is that we found a lot of information, but not many places to get all of the information you may need in one place. It is mind...

As a mom and an educator, I’ve experienced many “firsts” with girls as they start their very first period. It’s something that is guaranteed (unless there is an underlying medical condition) to happen and the signs are almost always right...

My daughter just got her first period a little over a month ago, and it was a smooth process —and one of my proudest accomplishments. But it doesn’t always go that way. Here is how I approached her big moment,...