The culture we live in today is growing increasingly toxic and hostile to our girls. With the influences of social media and the never-ending pressure to perform in every area of life, our daughters are fighting a battle every single day. So how can you, their parents, champion your girls to be strong, aware and confident women?

I recently spoke with Dr. Leonard Sax, a bestselling author and a leading expert in raising young girls and boys for my Parenting Great Kids Podcast. You can listen to our full conversation here:

Our conversation was incredibly insightful and eye-opening, and I want to share a few of the highlights with you.

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M: What confusion do you find girls experience today regarding their sexual identity?  

S: Our American culture today pushes girls to present themselves sexually, earlier than ever before.  The result is that they become unhinged, they get detached from their sexual identity. Everything becomes a performance. We are seeing a whole generation of young women growing up who regard sex as something that girls provide to boys, that women provide to men.

Today’s culture pushes young girls to present themselves sexually earlier than ever before.

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