Arrest rates for assault are rising for girls but before we start an avalanche of talk shows about what's the matter with girls today, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say we better look at the data first. They say girls' arrests for homicide, robbery, and rape/sexual assault have not been rising. And the evidence is that assaults by girls haven't been increasing either.

"Most of you probably have seen the print ads or commercials for Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty. I think what they are trying to do is great,
and, unfortunately, necessary. "

This is from my daughter-in-law, who treats people with eating disorders in a center outside Chicago.