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Welcome To 'Raising Daring Daughters,' A Special Romper Issue

It is not generally considered professional to start crying during a celebrity interview, but it’s been a long day (year). My daughter has just this morning started her last year of high school from her bedroom, and I’m especially raw — kindergarten…

Tabitha Brown & Her Daughter Choyce Talk Ambition, Optimism, & When Mom Goes Viral

5 Girl Activists Tell Us The Greatest Lessons Their Moms Taught Them

From a resolute Harriet Tubman to Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to Bree Newsome’s climb up a 30-foot flagpole, social movements are rightfully rich with the presence of mighty women. So it’s only natural that behind the current generation of activists…

The Author Of The 'American Girl' & 'Izzy' Books Has One Piece Of Advice For Moms & Girls

7 Classic Feminist Books "For Girls" That Are Subtly, Perfectly Subversive

Dear Moms: I Wish You Could See Your Kids' Casual Racism At School

We Asked 6 Girls To Tell Us All About Their Best Friends & Get Ready To Weep

Join Romper and Athleta Girl for a first-of-its-kind virtual event that celebrates the power of women and girls becoming their strongest selves.

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For Kids With Disabilities Like My Daughter, The "Return" To School Is Dire

Like so many people, my family and I slipped into an abyss right around March 12 that we haven’t been able to crawl out from. As school “starts” again, I know my older daughter will be OK. She will roll with the punches. But Freyja, our younger…
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10 Confidence-Boosting Pieces To Help Your Daughter Look — And Feel — Her Best

10 Confidence-Boosting Pieces To Help Your Daughter Look — And Feel — Her Best

Opinion: Now Is The Time To Teach Our Girls To Lead

The pandemic has presented our kids with a void. They have been separated from friends, the daily rhythms of school or day care, and beloved teachers and caregivers. Into the silence, an onslaught of scary information seeps in. The frightening…

Kehlani Says Daughter Adeya Is What Keeps Her Going In A Hard Year

Among the many parents who want to be out on the streets marching with the Black Lives Matter movement is the singer Kehlani. "I can't show up for this protest because there's a lot of exposure to people and I don't want to bring a virus home to my…
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5 Backyard Adventures To Plan For Your Daughter This Summer

With its wide open days spent outside with no homework and adventure around every corner, there's no limit to the magic that summer brings to kids. The same goes for parents — even though work doesn't stop for those three sacred months, seeing the excitement of the season through your children's eyes is something that can't be replaced.

18 Girl Power Moments On Disney+ I Want My Kids To See

We only recommend products we love and that we think you will, too. We may receive a portion of sales from products purchased from this article, which was written by our Editorial team. When it comes to girl power moments, it's safe to say that…
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One Mom's Guide to Going Bra Shopping with Your Daughter for The First Time

Bra shopping with my daughter wasn’t something that anyone had prepared me for. Sure, I knew it needed to happen, but I didn’t want her to feel awkward about it and, to be honest, I wasn’t sure where to start.

Adorable Black Ballerinas Go Viral After Posing In Fierce Photo Shoot

Little did one fierce group of tiny dancers know that a photo of them posing just for fun would send such an uplifting message to people all across the country. Photographer Brandie Perry of Beaumont, Texas, tells Romper that she didn't anticipate…

Stunning African-American Princess Photo Series Celebrates Black Girl Magic

Open almost any book of fairytales and you're likely to find a rather whitewashed world. There's the young princess with skin as white as snow, the orphaned blonde haired and blue eyed girl who becomes a princess with the help of a glass slipper,…

What Happens To Girls When They Surround Themselves With Other Girls

With all the talk about "girl gangs" and "squads," it's time to look at how those female friendships develop, and why they're so essential. To examine this more completely, we need to know what happens to girls when they surround themselves with…
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5 Looks To Help Your Daughter Celebrate National Girls & Women In Sports Day

Moms know firsthand that it’s not always easy growing up as a girl in this world, which is why finding new opportunities to empower their daughters to love who they are is so crucial. And while there are plenty of things that inspire self-love, confidence-boosting activities like sports will always top the list for young women. Athletics even the playing field — literally and figuratively, reminding girls that they can do anything the boys can do, whether they’re running, kicking, or jumping to new heights.

Thank You, Greta Thunberg, For Being What My Girls Need To See

I was around 9 years old when I read my first American Girl story. It was one of the books in the Samantha Parkington series, and it included Samantha's friend, Nellie, revealing to her what child labor and factory work was really like in 1904. In…

4-Year-Old Parker Curry Has This Author Thing Down Pat

"I went viral for Michelle Obama, so she inspired me to write this book, which is on top of your computer," Parker Curry, co-author of Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (Simon & Schuster), tells Romper, pointing to Romper's laptop. One of the…

Cardi B Shares Her Hopes For Kulture's Future & This Mom Is All About Girl Power

When answering Vogue's "73 Questions" Tuesday, Cardi B shared her hopes for baby Kulture's future. And although the little girl is only 1-year-old, the rapper has big ambitions for her offspring, especially where it concerns her career. In case…

Top Issues Girls Are Concerned About Are Personal & Political, Survey Reveals

As students around the globe explore new forms of advocacy and activism, it's becoming clear that Generation Z has no plans to sit quietly while the issues most pressing to them get left unaddressed by lawmakers. But just what issues top Generation…

12 Powerful Photos Of Girls That Demand A "Hell Yes"

Let's put the head-patting and mild-mannered slogans away for the International Day Of The Girl, and instead focus on powerful photos of girls the world over who make us say, Oh hells yes. From Mongolia to Gaza, girls are smashing it in their given…

6 Girl Activists Changing The World That You Should Know About

Girls are going to save the world, there's no doubt about it. In recent years, a handful of young women have proven that fact and inspired the rest of the world to reach a little farther. And, most important, to not ever underestimate the power of…

Girls Drew Their Dreams For The Future & It Looks Amazing — PHOTOS

The mind of a girl is a powerful thing. As someone who was a girl and is probably still a girl underneath all of the woman stuff, I can tell you that there tends to be a whole lot more going on below the surface than you might think. There's a lot…

Serena Williams Is Calling Out Financial Abuse, & Teaching Her Daughter Confidence

“Motherhood really changes you,” says Serena Williams. “A lot of women, including myself, can go through ups and downs, and highs and lows, and depressions and happiness.” Early parenthood is a time when people step up to fulfill a new role as…
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9 Girls Tell Us The Most Powerful Thing About Themselves

As a mom of three I forget some things. I forget to defrost the chicken for dinner. I forget to put the laundry in the dryer. I forget to send in the permission slip for the field trip. But I won’t forget the day my 5th grader came home from school and told me about how amazing math class was. There was a problem they were trying to solve, and the whole class was stuck. Even the teacher. (As a former teacher I will say this doesn’t happen often, but when it does it can feel pretty awkward.) Everyone kept trying to solve the problem as the teacher looked to the teacher’s guide for help.