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Comment on Destroying The Joint by Weekend Notes – 9/6/2013

Weekend Notes – 9/6/2013 — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:17:16 +0000

[...] also liked this extract from Destroying the Joint which was also about teenage [...]

Comment on Celebrating the Awesomeness of Teenage Girls by The Butterfly Effect » Blog Archive » What’s So Bad About Being A Girl?

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:14:11 +0000

[...] The following post was written by Emily Maguire for this month’s Girlfriend Magazine. Regular readers will know I am a huge fan of Emily’s work, and particularly of her fabulous guide for young women, “Your Skirt’s Too Short : sex, power choice.” I was deeply honoured when Emily agreed to launch my own guide for teen girls, “The Girl With The Butterfly Tattoo – A girl’s guide to claiming her power.” You may read the passionate, articulate and thought-provoking speech Emily gave at this launch here: Celebrating The Awesomeness Of Teen Girls. [...]

Comment on Raising Girls – My recent work in the Illawarra region by Karan Jorgensen

Karan Jorgensen — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:14:59 +0000

Hi I am a parent that came along to your talk at Berkley. I want to say thank you so much. You gave such a positive and uplifting message and lots of food for thought. Something that really hit home to me is the point you made about women accepting themselves to be good role models for their daughters. I have been sharing your blog and book with my daughter and it has opened up some great discussion between us. I really hope my daughter can do one of your workshops one day. She is twelve and in year 7 at school. Do you have any coming up in the Sydney or Wollongong area that the general public can attend.
Thanks Kaz

Comment on Things that make me go Grrrrr… by zoebrownlie

zoebrownlie — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:18:37 +0000

I agree! I’m sure the aim of The Biggest Loser came from somewhere good, but this type of thing ruins the positives that could come from it.
I work in sex and relationship education, and this week what’s making me go grrrrrrrrr is the fact that some schools don’t think it’s important to educate young people on more than the scientific side of sex. And if more is covered, it’s often just about the negatives of sex, and only covers heterosexual relationships.
It’s a normal part of life that young people need to be educated on.
There we go, vent over.
Great blog as always Danni, very inspiring!

Comment on Things that make me go Grrrrr… by Nikki Davis

Nikki Davis — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:44:00 +0000

LOVE this post Danni – I am with you grrrring here myself at the same things!

I have to say I am especially outraged by the “Biggest Loser” clip – I saw it for the first time the other day and was speechless that this was a promo for a TV show – essentially a form of “entertainment”. I have to ask what is wrong with us as a society if we get some sort of strange pleasure or smug sense of self righteous-ness from watching this? Why on earth would we want to shame people in this way? Writing comments like those listed here is the shameful behaviour I am concerned with in our world.

Comment on All About Women – Bringing Up Daughters by Danni Miller

Danni Miller — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:07:03 +0000

The winner of the book was Jacqui Manning. Congratulations Jacqui! I shall post it to you next week.

Comment on All About Women – Bringing Up Daughters by Simone Kaldas

Simone Kaldas — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:23:37 +0000

I think that what you do is amazing, I there are so many girls I want to share this with, most of all my sister who is 19 and has been dealing with an eating disorder/ drug problems for the past few years. If only I could get her to think more allying these lines.
simone.kaldas@gmail.com

Comment on All About Women – Bringing Up Daughters by Catherine Manning

Catherine Manning — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:10:11 +0000

‘Bosom droop’? Really?? Sounds like something Kyle Sandilands would say along with ‘tuckshop lady arms’ and other horrible critiques of women’s bodies. I’d be interested to learn what the marker of ‘bosom droop’ is, who the prevention of it is for, and what it entails. Silicone? Useless, expensive creams? I’m…umm…intrigued.

Comment on All About Women – Bringing Up Daughters by Marcia Coventry

Marcia Coventry — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:30:32 +0000

Never change who you are to be accepted by others.
Trust your own judgment, don’t just go with the flow. You’re an intelligent free thinking young woman.
Always stand up for what you believe in.

Comment on All About Women – Bringing Up Daughters by Leanne James

Leanne James — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:25:35 +0000

I would love to read “Because I love you”. I have a four year old daughter and would love to be empowered with the right tools and knowledge prior to her reaching an adolescent age. I want to be a good mother and role model for my child and help shape her into a wonderful human being who can give back to her friends, family and community.