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How Fathers Can Empower Their Daughters

Linda Gellman Levin M.A. — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:29:23 +0000

Looking back over the last five decades, and growing up in the 1950s, I realize how different my father treated my sister and I compared to how my mother treated us. My father helped raise my sister and me during the women’s movement. My mother was considered a traditional mother, and she desperately wanted to […]

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Mother-Daughter Relationships And How They Affect You

Linda Gellman Levin M.A. — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:00:25 +0000

A mother-daughter relationship can be one of the most important attachments experienced in a lifetime. There are various styles of parenting such as democratic, authoritarian, and permissive, and how a mother relates […]

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The Important Relationship Between A Father And His Daughter

Amber Kahwaji — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 13:14:57 +0000

We’ve all heard about how crucial a father’s influence on his son is when forging the man he will grow up to be. But what rarely gets acknowledged is how important a father/daughter relationship is, and how the impression a father makes on his daughter becomes the platform for her success, education and relationships. And […]

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Mother-Daughter Relationships: How Close Is Too Close?

Stacia Affelt — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 19:13:36 +0000

Mother-daughter relationships are a complex thing. For some girls, their mom is their best friend. For others, like me, that isn't quite the case.

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Strong Neck

Joleen Lunzer — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:45:57 +0000

Joleen Lunzer recalls times when her father, who originally wanted a boy, and his supportive, yet unconventional, parenting helped her through life as a young girl.

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How do we prepare our high school graduates to face the world?

Linda Gellman Levin M.A. — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:00:24 +0000

After high school graduation, some teens may be nervous for what is to come. Linda Levin M.A. compiled topics for parents to teach their children how to prepare for the "real" world.

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