Girls are bombarded by popular ideas of beauty. This video has ways to build her awareness of the beauty of being herself. Girls resist the #BeautyBeast.
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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For parents, teachers, and all girl allies we offer outstanding resources and advice to understand girls' development and how to emotionally and intellectually support girls during the difficult changes of adolescence.
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10 Ways to Start an Inner Beauty Conversation with Girls
We have a lot of power to change our interactions with girls away from their appearance – and instead have an inner beauty conversation.
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What’s in the May-June 2019 NMG Magazine?
You may wonder why we bring up beauty with girls. We have a good reason.
Posted inBody & Mind, Family Life, For Parents/Teachers +, I Am Beautiful, Letter from the Editor, Popular Culture, Social Justice
How To Help Girls Feel Beautiful As Themselves
My advice on how to help your daughter may surprise you.
Posted inBody & Mind, Education, Family Life, Friendship, New Moon Girls Magazine, Parenting, Popular Culture, Social Justice
What’s in the March-April 2019 NMG Magazine?
Our members love animals of all kinds, actual and fantastical, and love Mother Earth.
Posted inEducation, Friendship, Girl of the Year, New Moon Girls Magazine, Parenting, Social Justice
Taylor Richardson, 2019 Girl of the Year
Taylor is already making herstory at age fifteen, inspired by Mae Jemison’s book, Find Where the Wind Goes.