How to
Be Careful Little Eyes
There’s an old Sunday School song that warned children to be careful about what they looked at: “Oh be careful little eyes what you see. Oh be careful little eyes what you see… There’s a Father up above who is looking down in love, Oh be careful little eyes what you see.”
15Apr2010 | Dannah Gresh | 2 comments | Continued
Sexy enough to keep him waiting?
“I’m SEXY enough…to keep you waiting.†That’s the copy on a skimpy new tank top created by the Candies brand. Released as a part of the Candies Foundation, which exists in part to reduce teen pregnancy and encourage abstinence, it is one abstinence shirt you don’t want your daughter to wear. It sends a mixed [...]
6Oct2009 | Dannah Gresh | 2 comments | Continued
Totally Listening: What’s Your Connection IQ?
At my teen girl events, I often ask attendees what they most want to change in their moms. Nearly every time a freckle-faced, braces-laden beauty raises her hand and says, “Like, she sometimes isn’t very focused when she talks to me. If she could, like, not wash the dishes or totally stop taking out the trash when I’m talking and, like, well, really, totally look me in the eyes and, like, listen!”
18Aug2009 | Dannah Gresh | 0 comments | Continued
Are you dating your daughter?
The Internet, magazines, fashion trends and television are courting your daughter and defining her sense of beauty. And by the world’s definition this can include anything from thong underwear to being an impossible size O.The best way to fight back is parent-child connectedness-spending time with her! You can educate her, send her to Bible study, take her to church and even sit her in front of a counselor but none of those things can come close to the power of mother/daughter connectedness.
6Jul2009 | Dannah Gresh | 2 comments | Continued
Is Your Teen “Sexting?â€
One out of every five teenagers surveyed, admitted to receiving or sending nude photos. That’s called “sexting.†Participating in either sending or receiving can result in criminal charges if the photos involve students under age 16. Recent news coverage has illuminated the controversial charges of young, innocent looking young men and women who have faced [...]
24Jun2009 | Dannah Gresh | 2 comments | Continued
Little Girls Gone Wild
In an effort to inform parents of the harmful effects of seemingly innocuous fashion and tween buying trends, I’ve launched The Bod Squad. I’m hoping for 50,000 mothers across the nation to join me. What is the Bod Squad? It’s a group of moms who are incensed with the fashion industries attempt to take our little girl’s childhood away! The messages our girls get from the fashion industry are destructive. Let’s push back at that!
12Jun2009 | Dannah Gresh | 5 comments | Continued
Coming Soon
More posts to this category are coming soon.
1Jan2008 | Mary Kassian | 1 comment | Continued
Curse of the Good Girl
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment
Authentic Beauty
Girls Gone Skank
Thrill of the Chaste
Re-imagining God in the Shack
