A girl in the middle years also becomes more centered in her soul-life, the feelings of her heart, and she needs our guidance to learn to express her uniqueness, those small seeds that will someday sprout into gifts, talents, and… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share Image
The conflict between the need to belong to a group and the need to be seen as unique and individual is the dominant struggle… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share Image
A girl must allow others to share the responsibility for care, thus enabling others to care for her. She must learn how to care… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share Image
A girl in the middle years also becomes more centered in her soul-life, the feelings of her heart, and she needs our guidance to… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share Image
Parenting is not logical. If it were, we would never have to read a book, never need a family therapist, and never feel the urge to call a close friend late at night for support after a particularly trying bedtime scene. . . . We have moments of logic, but life is run by a much larger force. Life is… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share
Fences, unlike punishments, clearly mark out the perimeters of any specified territory. Young children learn where it is permissible to play, because their backyard… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share Image
To begin to use cultural forces for the good of our daughters we must first shake ourselves awake from the cultural trance we all… — Jeanne Elium Copy Share Image
