Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters
JoAnn Deak, Ph.D. with Teresa Barker
A bold, fresh, and timely work that "offers parents humor, understanding, parenting philosophy and well-founded pearls of wisdom. It is a satisfying and delicious read."
-- Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D., co-author of Raising Cain
Mary Pipher told us about the problem in Reviving Ophelia; now in Girls Will Be Girls, JoAnn Deak gives us the solutions. In a work that's as relevant and important as Raising Cain, Deak offers a comprehensive road map to the many emotional and physical challenges girls of all ages face in today's changing world.
Bringing together stories and lessons from more than twenty years as a school psychologist, Deak is renowned for her knowledge of what makes girls ages six to sixteen tick. In Girls Will Be Girls, she introduces original concepts as a framework to help parents better understand their daughters, such as:
The Strudel Theory - building a life with layers of experienceDeak looks past the "scare" stories to those that enlighten parents and enable them to empower girls, and draws from the latest brain research on girls to illustrate the exciting new ways in which we can help our girls learn and thrive. Most telling of all, she gives us the voices of girls themselves as they struggle with body image, self-esteem, intellectual growth, peer pressure, and media messages. The result is a masterful book that addresses the key issues for girls growing up, one that fulfills a desperate need for clear guiding principles to help mothers, fathers, and their daughters navigate this chaotic contemporary culture.
Crucible Moments - the layering of meaning in the little things
Crucible Events - life's major defining episodes
Negotiating the Gray - using discussion and action to guide girls through the often chaotic challenges of physical, social and emotional growth
"I wish this book had been around back when I was a girl. And I sure wish it had been around when my daughter was a girl. There's real wisdom between these covers."
-- Linda Ellerbee
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