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 […]
Author Archives: Nancy Gruver
Founder of New Moon Girls.
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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 […]
Posted inEducation, Family Life, Friendship, New Moon Girls Magazine, Parenting, Popular Culture, Social Justice
How Girls Can Break Out of Bystanding
We don’t want any girl to experience the hurt illustrated above by artist Janice Liu. It opens a six-panel cartoon giving specific, simple, safe tactics kids can use to counteract bullying by peers. Featured in our Sept/Oct 2017 issue, it shows girls how they and friends can support each other to break out of bystanding […]