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By: Nancy | June 26, 2008 | Category: Home and Family

I'm sitting here eyeing the last couple Thin Mints left from the three boxes of Girl Scout cookies I bought from my eight-year-old friend, Alyssa. I know, three boxes? But hey, I was a Girl Scout back in the day and I wanted to pass along to Alyssa that sense of accomplishment I used to feel when people bought an armload of boxes from me.

If you have a special girl in your life, here are some links to self esteem-building web sites for girls from Kids.gov and around the web.

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From the US Department of Health and Human Services, GirlsHealth.gov features physical and mental health information for girls 10-16 year old to help them understand what they're physically and emotionally going through during this time of change in their lives. There's information on everything from the maturing process to getting in shape in a safe way to managing family relationships.

Being strong physically starts with building strong bones. The "Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls." campaign shows girls in a fun way why mom always says "Drink your milk!" and "Go outside and play!"

GirlPower.gov may have that 'old school website' look, but it also has a variety of helpful resources for girls including activity books and sections on more serious issues, like understanding eating disorders and coping with a parent's drinking problems.

Engineer Girl from the National Academy of Engineering introduces girls to the creative world of engineering through stories of discoveries and achievements by women working in the areas of space, medicine, the environment and communications.

The "Campaign for Real Beauty's" girls section offers lots of opportunities for girls to discover the beauty of being unique and real. One very striking part of this site is the interactive photo quiz. Can you tell which glamour shots have been retouched and which are real?

And circling back to those purveyors of Thin Mints, the Girl Scouts have activity sites for five to twelve year olds and for 11 to 17 year olds. They're full of games, lifestyle tips and feature stories any girl—a scout or not—would enjoy.

Let’s swap links. What are you daughter’s, granddaughter’s, niece’s or neighbor’s favorite websites for kids?

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