Boarding Schools for Girls

"When no boys are in the classroom girls take part more. They answer more questions, and they argue more. I guess you would say they debate more, but I remember the same situation happening when boys were in the class and a couple of them yelled out "Cat Fight!" The girls got angry, and they stopped debating."

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• Teens use coded language to discuss risky behavior online

  Facebook, the popular social networking website with more than 500 million users worldwide, may be helping teens arrange or engage in risky behaviors, according to an online parental monitoring company. more...

• Teens of working mothers are prone to more health issues, study says

  Though its authors stressed that they cast no judgments on working mothers, a recent study has determined that the children of mothers who work outside the home are more likely to suffer from a range of complications. more...

• Parenting experts gives tips on handling problem teen behavior

  Raising a teenager can be exasperating, and parents often resort to fights when dealing with problem behavior. Parenting expert Laura Kastner recently said that while this reaction is normal, it may be unproductive, the San Carlos Patch reports. more...

• Teen discipline may be a difficult venture, behavioral experts agree

  Many parents may find that saying they will discipline their teen is one thing and doing it is quite another. more...

• Teen girls in prosperous communities more likely to pursue abortions, statistics indicate

  Data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that adolescent girls in wealthier areas are more likely to get abortions for unplanned pregnancies than their less prosperous peers, the UK Daily Mail recently reported. more...

• MTV reality show may be behind dip in teen pregnancy rate, survey finds

  More than four in five adolescents say that the MTV reality show 16 and Pregnant has helped them understand how and why to prevent unplanned teen pregnancy, according to a recent survey. more...

• Teen counselor describes setting boundaries, enforcing consequences

  Setting the rules now has the potential to keep teens out of boarding school later. Boundaries are essential in teaching teens self control, according to a residential teen therapist writing on Christian Post. more...

• One in five Latina teens attempts suicide, survey finds

  Over 20 percent of Latina teens attempt suicide, according to the University of Washington St. Louiss Center for Latino Family Research, a figure higher than for either black or white teen girls. more...

What are the different types of girls boarding schools? Learn about specialized boarding schools for girls, such as boarding schools that specialize in learning disabilities, Asperger's syndrome, oppositional defiance, and substance abuse issues

What do the studies show about girls-only boarding schools? Statistics and other studies on how girls' only schools impact girls' learning, education, and academic performance >>

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