The pressure on girls to be thin and beautiful is real and fashion magazines set impossible standards of beauty. Parents need to help nurture a healthy body image in girls. Here's advice from Carol Weston, advice columnist for Girls' Life magazine.

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Many people think that because girls tend to focus on their relationships with friends and others, that they have more emotional intelligence.  Not so, says author Rachel Simmons, who wrote Odd Girl Out.  Girls need parents' help to learn how to handle feelings they might think are inappropriate for 'good girls.'

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When a parent learns he or she is seriously ill, one of the first challenges is how to tell the kids. Good Morning America parenting contributor and author Ann Pleshette Murphy has some good advice for any family dealing with a parent's serious illness.

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It would be great if every kid were outgoing and poised, but many children are just naturally shy. How do you coax them out of their shells? Here's great advice from Good Morning America Parenting Contributor and author Ann Pleshette Murphy on helping your child overcome shyness.

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