Imagine my delight in checking our Instagram recently and finding this awesome comic drawn by our former reader Kelly Abeln, now a professional artist based in Minneapolis. See more of her fabulous art at KellyAbeln.com . When I got in touch, she said: So glad you like my comic, it’s a true story 🙂 I […]
Author Archives: Nancy Gruver
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Posted inBody & Mind, Education, Family Life, Friendship, New Moon Girls Magazine, Parenting, Popular Culture, Social Justice
Summer Reading Flash Sale till July 9
Long lazy days, family trips and later bedtimes all make summer great for reading. I was a voracious reader and often raced through my huge stack of library books before our next visit. Then I scoured my parents’ bookshelves for things that might interest me. Whether the girls you care about love reading or are […]
Posted inBody & Mind, Education, Family Life, Friendship, Girl of the Year, Global Village, New Moon Girls Magazine, Our Earth, Parenting, Popular Culture, STEM
Girls of the Year 2018 – Isabel and Melati
NMG’s Mar-Apr 2018 cover is our Girls of the Year. This issue mailed on Feb 22 from Minnesota and you should get it soon if you’re a member! You can also buy it here. Sisters Isabel and Melati have led a campaign to ban plastic bags in their native Bali since 2013. They’re making real […]
Posted inBody & Mind, Family Life, For Parents/Teachers +, Letter from the Editor, Parenting, Popular Culture, Social Justice
What Kids Don’t Need After Parkland
Awful things keep happening. The world has run amok again. I cry and yell again. And in the midst of it all the kids need our support and authentic presence. In fact, they need more than that. They need us to be their allies! I’m deeply inspired by the kids of Parkland High, and so many […]
Posted inFamily Life, For Parents/Teachers +, Letter from the Editor, Parenting
How to Cope with your Daughter’s Changing Personality
Mom: “Amy, you need to get up, you’re going to be late for school.” Amy: “I’m not going to school.” Mom: “Yes, you are. You have that math test today and you cannot be late!” Amy (putting her blanket over her head): “I’m never going to school again!” Susann Shier remembers the low point in her […]
Posted inBody & Mind, Education, Family Life, Friendship, New Moon Girls Magazine, Parenting, Popular Culture, Social Justice, Testimonials
Girl-Powered & Girl-Needed & Girl-Loved
Girls love New Moon Girls. (You already knew that!) Grab this chance to keep and add all the girl(s) you love in our Girl-Powered community! And to save on everything in our new online shop! I love reading NMG magazine! I really enjoy how you encourage girls like me to love themselves, be kind, and be […]