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Girls Empowerment Network – Austin, TX

By at July 16, 2010 | 4:27 pm | 0 Comment

Website: www.genaustin.org Telephone: (512) 841-4093 Mission GEN's mission is to foster healthy self-esteem in girls by engaging them to explore and define their personal values and to build skills that empower them with confidence and courage to make wise choices. Values GENaustin girls will Identify important values in their lives and make decisions that are

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7 Tips To Help Your Daughter Build Confidence

By at July 9, 2009 | 7:16 pm | 1 Comments

What do girls need to succeed? To feel confident, capable and whole. For starters, they need to learn how to feel comfortable in their own skin, to develop the inner strength to deal with the demands of peers, school and society and to love themselves just the way they are. But it's difficult. Because girls receive so many conflicting messages that it's difficult

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The #1 Website About Girls Health

By at May 26, 2009 | 1:15 am | 0 Comment

Girlshealth.gov  is a website that was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. It focuses on health topics that girls are concerned about and helps motivate them to choose healthy behaviors by using positive, supportive, and non-threatening messages. The site gives girls reliable, useful information on the health

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Help Your Teen Daughter Develop A Healthy Body Image

By at May 24, 2009 | 12:00 pm | 3 Comments

By Aurelia Williams, Author of Understanding Your Teen   I'm fat!" "I'm ugly!" "I have nothing to wear that doesn't make me look gross!" Despite all your pep talks and positive reinforcement, you can't seem to get through to your daughter. She's unhappy with her appearance and convinced that everyone else is looking at her with judgment. You're sad that

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A Little Sugar For The Eyes

By at May 16, 2009 | 5:23 pm | 0 Comment

I surf the net quite frequently and sometimes I come across some very interesting and inspiring websites. I want to share this particular one with you. It's a little sugar for the eyes.  I feel the overwhelming desire to recognize our African American girls and their accomplishments; a desire to promote African American women and their achievements. Well Melissa, of

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Happy Mother’s Day!

By at May 10, 2009 | 8:51 am | 0 Comment

To all of the Mothers: My prayer today for everyday is that each of you seek God and put Him first in all that  you do.  May He bless you and cover you with His love, grace, and mercy! I dedicate this poem to all of the women and girls. She is She’s diamonds from coal Pearls from sand Not the two in the bush But the one in

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A Call To Church Organizations With Programs For Girls

By at April 27, 2009 | 8:25 am | 0 Comment

I am very pleased with the organizations  and clubs that have allowed Afro Puffs and Ponytails to list information about their programs, which are serving as great resources for parents who live in their area.  However, I have just a many  inquiries from family members wanting information for organizations and clubs with programs for areas that are not listed. I

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