At NMG, our readers, their parents, and allies honor girls aged 8 – 14 for being true to themselves all year round. You can honor the unique beauty of each girl in your life, including yourself. Girls True to Themselves Girls can nominate friends and nominate themselves. Parents, coaches, guardians, and teachers can select girls […]
Author Archives: Nancy Gruver
Founder of New Moon Girls.
We Help Girls Grow with Courage, Creativity, Compassion & Community. We amplify girls' opinions, activism, sisterhood, writing & art in both our magazine and online. We help girls, parents, teachers and allies fight sexism together in their communities.
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Calling girl writers and artists before Feb 10!
Girls ages 8-14 may contribute their original writing and art before Feb 10 for possible publication in the Spring 2022 issue of New Moon Girls.
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Girls love to write about their lives. Find out how girls contribute to NMG. Girls also love to help each other out, contrary to the stereotypes we get from mainstream media. Popular media emphasize conflict and competition between girls instead of friendship. It’s a harmfully narrow image of how girls treat each other. Ask A […]
Wishing I was more Beautiful
Hi. I have always had trouble liking myself and the pandemic has not helped with that. I spend way too much time looking at myself in a mirror, wishing I was more beautiful. I know I shouldn’t care what others think abut me, but I can’t help it. How do I stop this? ~LM, 10, […]
I Thought I Was Smart
Hey Girls! Lily2 here! I need some help. I thought I was pretty smart… but then zoom school happened. Now my parents say i need a tutor. I’m disappointed at myself. I know I’m not the only person in the world who needs tutoring but it feels like I am. Any advice? ~Lily2, 10, CA
The U.S. Elections Are Stressing Me Out
Our Girls Online Community members are telling us how stressed they’re feeling, which is no surprise. So today, I wrote a blog telling them a few stress-relievers that work for me. The post is here on the GOC. Comments there can be made by girl members. Everyone else–parents and girl allies–can comment right on this post. 2020 […]