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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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blue comment bubble Posted by pegcramer on June 26, 2008 at 08:35 AM EDT

www.teenink.com is a site that publishes prose, poetry, and cartoons by talented teen writers.

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blue comment bubble Posted by DeVonna J. P. on June 26, 2008 at 02:20 PM EDT

This was a very insightful blog!!!!

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blue comment bubble Posted by Gorgon on June 27, 2008 at 01:01 AM EDT

blue comment bubble Posted by GC on June 27, 2008 at 08:17 AM EDT

Very good post! Can you also write something for boys too?

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blue comment bubble Posted by Nancy on June 27, 2008 at 09:25 AM EDT

You got it, GC. Look for a post with links for boys in the coming weeks.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Citizen Jmaximus on June 27, 2008 at 10:48 AM EDT

I never had a good girl scout cookie sorry to say.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Donnamsar on July 01, 2008 at 11:12 AM EDT

My 7 year old really enjoyed her Girl Scouting experiences this year. She has many "favorite" websites, but the one she likes the best is pbskids.org. Loads of games to play and songs she is familiar with to sing.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Chillin N CHino on July 24, 2008 at 09:24 PM EDT

I think that this information was so great. Im19 years old now and if I had the same resources that parents and young girls have now, i think my life would have been much easier. although these days disrespectful music is played on the radio and half naked pictures of young girls role models are posted all over the internet and the poor media that we watch today, it still is had for young girls all over the world. I think that schools are making the effort to keep children out of the street and in school programs is a great idea, but it doesn't always work with girls. I remember in middle school, the school had many after school programs, but none of them iterest me. Everythinig has to be about sports, but i think young girls like crafts, making things, leadership like girl scouts. Girls and Boys need more activites then what they have none, becaue they get bored, take it from someone who knows. If we could find a way to entertain children in a positive way we would have more chance that are kids will grow up to be impowered, intelligent, and independent young adults. The websites that we listed are great webistes, that all girls no matter what age and parents should look at. remeber parents that may be reading this blog. Your kids want you to talk to them. They want to share a bond with you, you have to make the move. Talk to them, they will listen, even if you think they aren't

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blue comment bubble Posted by Denise on July 29, 2008 at 12:09 PM EDT

I started as a brownie and went until high school as a Senior Girl Scout and got the Gold Award. When I list the Girl Scout Gold Award they always mention this as a great achievement. I am so glad to have great Girl Scout leaders as role models and hope more girls join and remain in Girl Scouts. Please support your local Girl & Boy Scouts they have values and are/will accomplish great things.

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blue comment bubble Posted by lovegirl on December 14, 2008 at 08:48 AM EST

i really think this is the best place girls

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