Category Archives: raising smart girls

10 Basic Good Mother Messages

Posted on May 23, 2012 by raisingsmartgirls

I’ve been a mother for 1o.5 years now.  And I need constant reminders about what is good fertilizer to grow children.  I know, so sad, right?  But it’s true. I have read in so many places regarding healing from childhood … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, anxiety, Attachment Parenting, Depression, emotional dysregulation, gifted adults, gifted children, gifted support, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, introspection, loss of parental love, meltdowns, mindfulness, motherhood, my mothering goals, personal growth, personal issues, raising smart girls, suicidal ideation, trauma | 1 Comment

Relationship advice to give smart girls

Posted on January 21, 2012 by raisingsmartgirls

I have a confession.  I really don’t know how to raise smart teenaged girls. I have been filled with no small amount of anxiety over my daughters’ future fates – the burning questions I have is:  Will my daughters find … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, motherhood, raising smart girls, women's studies | 4 Comments

Accomodating the smart girls

Posted on May 12, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

I looked at my stats this morning and saw that I had 165 reads and 20 of them came from one google search term – ” Raising Smart Girls “. I wonder what people come here looking for and if … Continue reading →

Posted in education, gifted children, raising smart girls | 2 Comments

Understanding Psychomotor Overexcitabilities in the Gifted Child

Posted on February 17, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

As I dropped off my two older daughters at school today, I gazed at my middle daughter in the rear-view mirror and contemplated her for a moment. She was chattering about something and looked over at me and smiled. I … Continue reading →

Posted in emotion coaching, gifted adults, gifted children, gifted support, highly sensitive child, highly sensitive mom, Intensity, overexcitabilities, raising smart girls, selective mutism, spreading joy | 37 Comments

They are starting to know they are very smart.

Posted on January 23, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Well, since this is a blog about Raising Smart Girls, I ought to talk about them a little more… My second grade daughter, M and my kindergartener daughter K, are already starting to get some idea that they are very … Continue reading →

Posted in gifted children, meet the smart girls, raising smart girls | 2 Comments

Is this really what mothers want for their daughters?

Posted on July 7, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I’m reprinting one of my older posts because I’m fresh out of new material and now that I actually have a readership, I’d be interested in feedback about it. This was written when my daughter was in Kindergarten. She’s now … Continue reading →

Posted in motherhood, my mothering goals, my stories, raising smart girls | 14 Comments

If you can’t do, teach

Posted on April 1, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I know I feel sad and have talked about it quite in length about not working in the science field, but staying at home does have it’s advantages, I must say. These are some of the cool things we’ve done: … Continue reading →

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What the smart girls are doing now…

Posted on February 27, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

My girls are just so much fun to be around: I posted on my other blog what they are up to lately. They are just smart girls and I love what they do for fun. They love learning all the … Continue reading →

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What I want for my girls…and why it’s difficult to achieve it.

Posted on January 19, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I have realized I have a certain vision I have in mind for how I want to raise my girls. I was responding to a post on Mothering.com forum and realized as I was writing, it became clear to me … Continue reading →

Posted in introspection, motherhood, my mothering goals, personal growth, perspective, raising smart girls | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Updates on the smart girls…

Posted on October 18, 2008 by raisingsmartgirls

I occasionally get insomnia. It’s mostly annoying, because I really crave sleep – especially with having 3 closely spaced still relatively young children (3.5, 5 and 6.5). But occasionally, it is a good reason to get up and blog. I … Continue reading →

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