by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 27, 2023 | Parenting Teens
When we talk about modesty, I often see commenters saying, “But she’s dressing like a ho.” Whenever the talk comes up about how girls shouldn’t be held responsible for boys’ and men’s thoughts, inevitably someone will say,...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 23, 2023 | Podcasts
Consent and Modesty: Let’s talk about two ways the church often gives terrible messaging to teens–and why Today on the podcast we’re looking at two more aspects of our upcoming book She Deserves Better, which launches on April 18! We’re going...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 20, 2023 | Parenting Young Kids
Why did the evangelical church not recognize pedophilic language? Last week on the Bare Marriage podcast we told you about Dannah Gresh’s Secret Keeper Girl curriculum, popular during purity culture, which told 8-12 year-old girls that their bellies were...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 17, 2023 | Parenting Teens, Research
Do boys have to fight constantly not to picture girls naked? Yesterday on the Bare Marriage podcast (episode 183) we walked you through some of the problems that we discovered with the modesty messages that were given to girls as teens, especially during the purity...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 16, 2023 | Parenting Teens, Podcasts
How does hearing modesty messages as a teen affect you as an adult? We’re working through another big chapter in our new book She Deserves Better today! For She Deserves Better, we surveyed 7000+ women to learn how their experiences as teens in church affect...