Raising Girls

Steve Biddulph’s Raising Boys was a global phenomenon. The first book in a generation to look at boys’ specific needs, parents loved its clarity and warm insights into their sons’ inner world. But today, things have changed. It’s girls that are in trouble.

Provides advice for Christian parents on the true meaning of femininity, how to cope with the challenges involved in raising girls, and how to bring up their daughters to be happy, healthy, and God-fearing.

When you raise a girl who likes herself, everything else follows. She will strive for excellence because she has faith in her ability to achieve it and the confidence to pick herself up. She will nurture her physical and mental health because it's natural to care for something you love. She will insist on healthy relationships because she believes she deserves nothing less. She will be joyful and secure, knowing that her greatest friend and most capable ally is herself. Raising Girls Who Like Themselves details the seven qualities that enable girls to thrive and arm themselves against a world that tells them they are flawed. Packed with practical, evidence-based advice, it is the indispensable guide to raising a girl who is happy and confident in herself. Free of parental guilt and grounded in research, Raising Girls Who Like Themselves is imbued with the warmth and wit of a mum and dad who are in the same parenting trenches as you, fighting for their daughters’ futures.

"A guide to the stages and issues in boys' development from birth to manhood"--Provided by publisher.

If you have a daughter, it would be surprising if she doesn't struggle with anxiety and worry--either in short episodes or for longer periods. For a variety of reasons, childhood anxiety rates are soaring, especially among girls. Today's parents need to know what contributes to anxiety and worry and how they can empower their daughters to overcome troubling emotions. In this immensely practical book, veteran counselor Sissy Goff shares how you can instill bravery and strength in your daughter. Addressing common age-specific issues, Goff gives you the tools to help you and your child understand why her brain is often working against her when she starts to worry, and what she can do to fight back. With your help, she will find the anchoring truth of God's strong, safe love for her and the confidence she needs to thrive.

Study looks at being a positive adult example for boys and girls.

A positive look at parenting daughters. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Raising Girls is a hands-on parenting guide that takes readers from birth into womanhood. In warm, wise words, the authors explore all that is sugar and spice, precious and at times frightening, about the girls in their lives. *A hopeful, positive focus for parents concerned about issues raised in books like Queen Bees and Wannabees, Odd Girl Out, Reviving Ophelia, and See Jane Hit *Solid parenting advice for every stage *Follows on the success of The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Raising Boys *Author team includes a pediatrician, teacher, and health writer, all of whom have daughters themselves

Parents are provided with practical guidelines on how to approach their daughters' upbringing in a handbook that teaches parents how to get to know their daughters better, encourage their special talents, and help them live happy, healthy lives. Original.

From an engineer and entrepreneur, a conversation-changing parenting book about how to engage young women in science, technology, engineering, and math, filled with practical advice for both parents and educators.As the female CEO of a tech startup, Dr. Cristal Glangchai was outnumbered twenty to one. At Google, Twitter, and Facebook, women currently fill just ten to twenty percent of technical jobs. While career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math have increased dramatically in the past twenty years, the achievement gap between men and women has only grown wider. In VentureGirls, Glangchai offers a unique solution based on her own experience as an engineer and entrepreneur as well as the founder of the VentureLab, an academy of entrepreneurship and technology for girls. Practical, accessible, and filled with success stories, VentureGirls argues that a key part of raising strong, confident young women is giving them the tools of entrepreneurship to engage in STEM. Entrepreneurship isn’t just about starting companies, Glangchai writes, it is a skillset and a way of thinking that is particularly useful in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Entrepreneurship involves identifying needs, brainstorming creative solutions, innovating, and taking calculated risks. In short, it’s about having a vision and making it a reality. The true value in learning and practicing entrepreneurship, Glangchai argues, lies in nurturing and growing an overall mindset—the ability to learn from failure and to work well with others to bring your ideas to life. Deeply informative, warm, and grounded in real-world experience, VentureGirls includes a plethora of activities and lessons that focus on strengthening kids’ ingenuity and resilience. VentureGirls is essential reading for anyone who wants to raise girls and young women who realize their strength, engage in the world, and feel empowered to make a positive impact.

So, you think being a mom is just one job? A mother's hindsight will tell you something different. Hindsight: the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened. Darlene Brock understands this well now that she has raised two daughters while working, traveling, and juggling life. Because she's worked outside the home her entire adult life, breaking up the role of mom into individual jobs seemed only natural. Then, discovering that each job has seasons made everything more doable. This book will reveal what she learned and provide a simple how-to for every responsibility a mom faces. Each chapter is written in such a way that it will help a mother successfully manage the tasks ahead on her road to raising great girls. Coach How to create the rules, strategies, and tactics, and assurance that you can do it! Creative Counselor Discover and nurture the uniqueness and talents within your girl. Time Manager Ways to determine the activities in your girl's life while keeping your sanity. Media Director Successfully manage entertainment and social media's influence in your daughter's life. Academic Advocate Place her on the best road to education within the options available. Professor of Gender Studies The must-have conversations on equality between sexes and the view of gender. Relationship Counselor Practical advice to develop great relationships and avoid bad ones. Sex Ed Teacher Facts and statistics, and the real-life sex talk all girls need to have. Financial Consultant Provide tools to teach the traps and rewards of proper money management. Security Officer Discerning when and how to provide protection as well as when not to. Communications Specialist Tips on how we communicate, when to speak, and when to remain silent. In-Home Demonstrator What we do will always be more effective than what we say. Military Strategist The rules of engagement for your mother-daughter relationship. There are also three bonus chapters for dads, including key roles of a father that every mom can hand over to her man. Master Gemologist The first man to treasure your girl, setting a standard for all men who follow. Stunt Coordinator Teach risk, safety, and encourage self-confidence. Bodyguard Protect your little girl and teach her how to protect herself. Be inspired. Be encouraged. Darlene's reassurance will make you believe parenting is a job you can do, raising confident and capable girls with grit and grace. This book is for all the imperfect moms with imperfect daughters. Perfection is not required on the road to becoming great moms who are successfully raising great girls.