Raising Strong Daughters [Paperback]

Jeanette Gadeberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1996

A delightful, upbeat compendium of tips for parents.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Social worker Gadeberg offers a guide for helping girls to achieve high self-esteem.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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A clinical social worker who heads a firm called Raising Strong Daughters, Inc., Gadeberg provides a delightful, upbeat compendium of tips for parents who want to raise daughters who will be strong, safe, and self-confident--in short, well prepared for successful adult lives. She first explains how to teach girls to be "opinionated" --that is, to stand up for themselves and be heard--and sitting at the front of the class, answering questions, sending letters to the editor, and introducing topics in conversation are examples of the practical measures that she advises. In later chapters, she discusses positive mentors and role models for daughters, safety skills, conflict-resolution skills, how to develop independence, money-management skills, lifelong learning, and self-esteem. Gadeberg's action-oriented manual well complements the more theoretical Laskin and Laskin's Little Girl Book (1992). Kathryn Carpenter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Fairview Press (June 12, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0925190985
• ISBN-13: 978-0925190987
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Opening doors for empowerment, June 25, 1998

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This review is from: Raising Strong Daughters (Paperback)

I had a terrible teenagehood, filled with shame and fear, my religious mother and step father wanted me to be everything they weren't in their drug filled early adulthood. So I went into the world, unprepared and naive, making mistakes along the way, only to be chastised by my "well meaning" parents.

I have come full circle and desire to pass on this strength to my (now 9 1/2 year old) daughter. I love books such as "Raising Strong Daughters" because there are so many great "do to's" suggested that take the guess work out of what works and what doesn't. I don't have to make my daughter be a guinea pig experiment of being an empowered woman, I can take other women's studies and apply them to our lives.

After reading this book, I took my daughter to the Lilith Fair to see some beautifully human and real women sing. I think it sends a strong message that she can do whatever she wants to with her life. I want to cultivate that she does not have to do what society says if she doesn't want to. Well, mom doesn't anyway...

THANKS for a fab book!!

Michelle

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Necessity for all moms with daughters, December 18, 2008

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Wendy K. Smith "Nana" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raising Strong Daughters (Paperback)

This book is outstanding - every mom with a daughter needs to read this book. I purchased the book for my daughters and wish the book had been available when they were small. My granddaughters will benefit from this essential book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money!, September 18, 2011

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This review is from: Raising Strong Daughters (Paperback)

Unless you are a woman who was raised to be a doormat and needs someone to point that out and tell you how to avoid raising your daughter as a doormat, this book is a complete waste of time and money. Who in their right mind would actually raise your child to believe it's okay for someone to hit her? And let's face it, this book isn't going to help people who do believe that and all the other "don'ts" included in this book. While my mother had her share of issues with self-confidence and self-worth, she was aware those were her own issues and not something she wanted to teach me. She and my father raised meto be confident, independent and capable. This being our first and only child, I was hoping to learn a few actual parenting tips and all I got was a lecture on how bad women still have it and that I shouldn't raise her to be a Stepford wife. I think I'll stick to my instincts.