During her junior school years your daughter will discover more and more about herself: who she likes; what she enjoys; what she finds harder and who she is. Friendships will play a huge part in her life, and there are bound to be bumps along the way - read about two such issues in Friendships with boys and My daughter is always 'left out' - is this bullying?
Vampires are everywhere - or so it would seem as the number of related books and films grows. Is your daughter caught up in the Twilight craze? If so, read a MyDaughter subscriber's question - Vampire books - harmless fantasy or inappropriate? The MyDaughter experts have also been busy answering other teen related queries such as why boarding can be good for teenagers and GCSE modules and IGCSE grade boundaries - I'm confused!
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Debates about gender stereotyping have raged for decades with girl-centred toys, books and clothes under fire, but over time the 'pinkification' of girls has spread to every children's consumable from prams and building bricks to phones and laptops. Does it matter? Read more in Girls in pink, boys in blue?
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