Fundamentally Different
After reading Bringing Up Boys, a mother shared a humorous story with me about taking her four-year-old...
A Woman’s Brain
We need to gain an understanding of what it means to be female—neurologically, hormonally, and...
Female Brain Structure and Thinking
Let’s turn again to Dr. Brizendine to help us understand female brain structure and how it affects...
Manners Make the World Go Round
Having explored a few of the neurological and physiological intricacies of the human female brain,...
Ladies Set the Standards
Some would question whether it is even desirable for a girl to be feminine in a traditional sense,...
What Women Want
I gave a speech to students at the Focus on the Family Leadership Institute a few years ago. Then...
That’s No Way to Treat a Lady
The task of teaching your girls to be ladies will be no easy assignment, because our crude and hypersexualized...
You are the Boss
One could draw the conclusion that because attachment is so important, mothers and fathers have to...
What Daughters Need From Dads
There is a place in the female soul reserved for Daddy, or a daddy figure, that will always yearn...
No Substitute for Time
Being a father and a type A personality myself, I look back on my parenting experiences and recall...
Kids Are Growing Up Even Faster
Question: I was at the mall the other day where there were hundreds of kids hanging out. They were...
Early Puberty in Girls
Question: What are the implications of early versus late sexual development for girls? Is one more...