All event dates are listed on our tour schedule page at http://secretkeepergirl.com/Tour_Schedule.aspx so be sure to check it out. New dates are constantly being added, so if you don't see your city, be sure to check back later. It just might be there! 

I’d love to have you host a Secret Keeper Girl Tour stop for 8-12 year olds and their moms. We are currently using Mike Roberts Agency to book our events. The team there is targeting specific cities and churches for Secret Keeper Girl to have maximum impact on our nation, but we sometimes fill in spots between their events. First, check our website to see if we’re going to be near you sometime soon. If so, we’ll see ya there. If not and you would like to be considered you can contact Mike Roberts Agency at (615) 844-3949 or email Mike@MikeRobertsAgency.com.

Each SKG Live event host/promoter is responsible for all event ticketing (we aren't involved in this part) and can answer any questions you may have. Their contact information is listed next to the event date on our tour schedule page at http://secretkeepergirl.com/Tour_Schedule.aspx.You can contact them directly with any questions you have.   

We try to have photos from our events posted on our blog at http://blog.secretkeepergirl.com/ or our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Secret-Keeper-Girl/86284842475 no later than 48 hours after an event. Each event host/promoter provides us with the photos, so it does sometimes take a little longer for us to obtain them.

Event creator Dannah Gresh believes that between the ages of 8-12, this topic is best reserved for moms and their daughters to discuss in the privacy of their home, so we do not address or use the word sex in a live event.  

Although Secret Keeper Girl t-shirts and messenger bags are only available at the LIVE events, other SKG products are available on our website at http://purefreedom.org/store.htm. Check them out. 

Most of the songs we use are from Hillsong Kids. Song titles most popular are "My Number One" and "You're the One."

Originally, Secret Keeper was a book for teen girls about how to keep the deepest secrets of your beauty for just one man. It was very successful and we chose to use that name to approach teens in an age appropriate way about issues of modesty and purity. It is certainly not our intent to encourage girls to be secretive. You'll see our events and resources are a way to get moms and girls talking, talking, talking about everything.

Good news. With the overwhelming response to Dannah's book Six Ways to Keep the 'Little' In Your Girl, she's working on a similar book about boys, which is slated for release early 2012. In the meantime, check out Bob Gresh's book for teen guys Who Moved the Goalpost? found at http://purefreedom.org/bookGoalpost.htm. 

The findings of two years of study by an APA (American Psychological Association) task force state that music lyrics, Internet content, video games and clothing are now being marketed to young and younger girls. The smutty content of the marketing is linked to eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression. Ironically, this early sexualization presented to young girls has “negative consequences on girls’ ability to develop healthy sexuality.” If the APA is concerned, we should be, too!

I was already talking to teen girls about modesty, when I developed Secret Keeper Girl initially to take that message to a younger audience. Why? Well, I learned that sexual values are formed between the ages of 8-10. It seems to me that modesty would be best taught during that important developmental phase. On a lighter note, it’s just easier to talk to a younger girl about modesty before her body is starting to develop. She’s not nearly as self-conscience and she finds that it’s really fun to take the Secret Keeper Girl Truth or Bare Fashion Tests!

Yes! Oh, yes! Ask them. Lexi and Autumn won’t be shy to tell you. We have cried many tears together in the malls of America. ‘Nuff said!

I encourage girls and women to consider that the Truth or Bare Fashion tests apply whether you are swimming or going to a formal event. (That’s another place where modesty sometimes gets forgotten.) You should still be able to pass “The Palm Pilot” because the neckline isn’t too low.  You should be able to raise your hands without showing too much belly. (I’m not a hard and fast one-piece girl, because I find sometimes tankinis are far less revealing.) The key is being able to move around without any …ah…er…”strategic parts” falling out. Best of all, I encourage you to treat yourselves to a really cool beach cover up. When you’re sunning or snacking poolside, throw this on for a modest approach to swimsuits! And remember to wear your swimsuit when you’re swimming but not to Uncle Fred’s backyard bar-b-que. There’s nothing modest about that!

Every girl is different, so you can’t really judge by body weight. A better approach is to see if she has a healthy body mass index (BMI). A healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 25. Spain has banned models with less than an 18 (considered dangerously underweight) from their runways. The US hasn’t followed their lead! Here’s how today’s sex and beauty symbols score.

Heidi Klum        18
Elle MacPherson    17.3
Paris Hilton        16
Nicole Richie        17
Kate Moss        15.7
Cindy Crawford    19.2 (Go, Cindy!)
Glisel Bundchen    17.4
Lily Cole        15.6
The CDC has a BMI calculator for both you and your daughter (a child’s version) on their website at this address http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/index.htm

As the mother of a son, Robby, I am as concerned about boys as you are. Secret Keeper Girl delves into the unique world of girls. However, I have some ideas for you if you are looking for something for sons. First of all, my husband and I co-wrote a book for teen boys called “Who Moved The Goalpost?” It deals with mental temptation and visual virginity as well as the guy/girl relationship. You can purchase it at our online bookstore at http://purefreedom.org/bookGoalpost.htm. For younger boys, my husband used FamilyLife’s “Teknon And The Champion Warrior” to talk to our son about issues of courage, honor, integrity and mental toughness. I highly recommend it for tweens or middle school boys.

Yes, we have had many groups do this. Though we love involving mom as much as possible, we know that sometimes that’s not possible. To do it as a group, you just need one full kit and you can purchase the daughter’s diary separately. Each girl will need one of those. Then, you just act as “mom” as you plan all eight of the dates. You’ll have a blast! (You might even have good success getting other moms to join in if you do all the planning for them!)

The video, Wonder of Life, produced by NOVA and PBS records human conception to birth.It is available at amazon.com