Raising Daughters (Revised Edition): Awakening Parents to Healthy Girls

Author: Jenny Aylum & Don Aylum
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: The "Parents Must Read" Magazine Translation Series is a collection of books highly recommended by "Parents Must Read" magazine for parents. We hope it becomes another parenting assistant for you. "Parents Must Read" magazine is one of the earliest family parenting and education science popularization magazines in China, with its name inscribed by the then Honorary President of the nation, Soong Ching-ling. It is currently the most influential and widely distributed magazine in its category. "Parents Must Read" magazine gathers research results from fields such as maternal and infant health care, pediatric medicine, psychology, and education, and introduces them to readers in an easy-to-understand manner, making it highly practical and actionable. At the same time, parenting experiences from parents make the magazine full of personal and caring insights. After the great success of "Raising Sons," Jenny Aylum and Don Aylum turned their attention and expertise to the challenging topic of raising daughters in today's world. During the process of raising daughters, mothers often receive conflicting information. On one hand, they are tirelessly fighting for gender equality, yet on the other hand, they discover that there are indeed clear or subtle discrepancies between men and women. Changes in cultural and societal attitudes toward women also influence how we treat our daughters. The Aylums help parents unravel these conflicting messages and clarify their confusion in the book. They particularly emphasize the unique challenges in the mother-daughter relationship, the confusion experienced by fathers, and the special needs of single-parent families. From infants to teenagers to mature young women, "Raising Daughters" provides a detailed introduction to every stage of a girl's growth, making it a must-read for all parents of daughters. In the book, you will find the following content: What are the differences between girls and boys? What are the patterns of girls' growth? What are little girls made of? What pressures does our culture place on girls? How can we uncover the true intentions behind girls' seemingly unreasonable behavior? How can we identify potential dangers in a girl's environment and prevent them before they happen?