Since this article is coming out ON Valentine’s Day it just seemed appropriate to focus some attention on this prescribed love day, especially when it comes to our young daughters, but maybe not in the “love struck, cherub shooting, box of chocolates” way you think.

Working with adolescent girls and families and leaders raising them you can imagine that I hear the full spectrum of “I hate this hallmark holiday” to, “I am so excited for Valentine’s!!” to, my favorite, “I will neeeeeveeeeerrrr...