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Have to pick through the info | Bringing Up Girls: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women | James C. Dobson

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	• Bringing Up Girls: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women James C. Dobson Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2010 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 43 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Read This...Especially Dads

Well, there are now some instructions for parents in the form of research, life experience, and advice for parents of boys and girls in the books Bringing Up Boys and Bringing Up Girls. Bringing Up Boys was published years ago, and finally, Dr. James Dobson has written for the fairer sex...Bringing Up Girls.

I really liked the way that Dobson wrote this book (in his typical style, if you have read any of his other books, such as The Strong-Willed Child.) There is plenty of research to back up what he says, but he shares it in an easy to read book.

One thing that I read over and over again is how important fathers are to their daughters and for the future of their daughters. Dobson included information from everything from hormones to bullies.

One thing that Bringing Up Girls helped me to understand is that it is very important for us, as the parents, to tell our daughter that she is beautiful. In the past, I had limited saying things of this sort, despite my daughter's outward beauty. Now I am really trying to change that, letting my little girl know she is beautiful, while making sure she knows that it is the inner beauty that truly matters. At three years of age, I don't think it is too soon for these discussions!

Like any book on parenting, it is hard to agree with all of it. Some readers may be surprised by this, but I disagreed with his perspective on the princess phenomenon that needs to be addressed in every home that has a little girl in it. First, I will say everything in moderation...kind of...but when it comes to princesses I tend to be careful, but do not ban them from our home. Even Christian marketing seems to have jumped on this with using the phrase, "God's Little Princess." Sorry, friends, I'm just not convinced. Dr. Dobson didn't convince me either.

Dobson did give some credit to those who dislike all things princess, but mostly portrayed these mothers as feminists. I did like the following that he had to say (pages 121-122).
The better approach, I believe, is to carefully scrutinize and select that which will be allowed into the lives of our children.
Our job is to teach and itnerpret for them what they need to understand. They will learn farm ore directily from us than from
storybook fantasies...Ultimately, mothers will have to decide whether or not to introcude their girls to this
and other forms of make believe. It si my belief that the good outweighs the bad in the princess movement,
and it is certainly better than Bratz dolls or the adolescent world of Barbie.

So for our children, we won't be having a princess birthday party, but we still read fairy tales and even own several Cinderella books and even a dress-up doll that was a hand-me-down. We just don't want it to become a focus of all of our pretend play. Thankfully, our daughter is happy to act out Jack and the Beanstalk and David and Goliath even more than Cinderella.

Dobson brought something up that surprised me. He suggested not to allow boys (teenagers) babysit your children due to all of their hormones. His thought is that you can't be too cautious. I'm not sure if I fully agree with that. I have a (much) younger brother just out of his teen years that I would be happy to let my children spend time with him.

This is definitely an excellent resource for parents with many, many valuable lessons in it. I have asked my husband to read it next, because I think its invaluable for fathers! This may be a Christian book, but I think just about all of the information in it could be appreciated by someone that is not a Christian.

I don't have to agree with every word in Bringing Up Girls to highly recommennd this book to any parent of a girl...infant through college, and maybe even beyond!

Thank you Tyndale House Publishers for a review copy.

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Excellent Book

A fabulous book for parents who want to raise their girls to be women of strong character with rock-solid moral principles. Full of advice about navigating the negative cultural messages our daughters are inundated with constantly, and it offers some real encouragement to those going through the crazy pre-teen and teen years. [WOMEN BEWARE: I thought this book would be all about my daughter and was caught off guard by how much it made me examine my own relationship with my father. It highlights the powerful influence (positive or negative) that dads have on their daughters.]
Being a female, I didn't think I would find it as informative as Bringing Up Boys, but I really learned a lot. I have already recommended this to a number of friends.

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Have to pick through the info

I have to say that I'm in the middle of reading this, but I felt the need to comment. I appreciate the "facts" about girls and the differences between boys and girls that Dr. Dobson supplies in his book. However, when I come across a bible verse I have to suppress my gags. Yes, this is totally my fault for buying this book and not noticing that his advice is based on "biblical principles." I agree with some of his views on modesty, but for the most part, they are a bit excessive. He seems to imply that a woman's only place is in the home and should wait on her husband (provided he says "please"). It's too much for me, but if you are willing to pick through this commentary, there is some useful information. I recommend "The Female Brain" much more than this book.

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Essential book for any Father or Mother of a daughter

Everyone who is responsible for the upbringing of a girl should read this book. It is slightly slanted toward Christian parents; however, if you are not and you can look past the Biblical references, it has so much good advise for bringing up a girl into a women who is confident in herself and respectful of others.

Wonderful Book

Once again Dr. Dobson offers his readers great wisdom and practical advice on raising girls in a time full of great challenges. If you wonder how to raise your daughters according to traditional values and morals when the world around you tells you differently, this is the book for you.

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Bringing Up Boys by parenting expert and best-selling author Dr. James Dobson was, and continues to be, a runaway hit, selling more than 2 million copies to date. Now, Dr. Dobson presents his highly anticipated companion book: Bringing Up Girls. Based on extensive research, and handled with Dr. Dobson?s trademark down-to-earth approach, Bringing Up Girls will equip parents like you to face the challenges of raising your daughters to become healthy, happy, and successful women who overcome challenges specific to girls and women today and who ultimately excel in life.

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