Bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the Secret Keeper Girl conferences, Dannah Gresh shares with moms the secret to helping today's girls grow up confident, grace-filled, and strong in their faith.\ Studies show that the foundation for an emotionally healthy teen girl is built between the ages of 8-12 and that a good relationship with mom is one of the most important factors. So when the world wants girls to grow up too fast, how does a mother help her young daughter navigate the...
Bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the Secret Keeper Girl conferences, Dannah Gresh shares with moms the secret to helping today’s girls grow up confident, grace-filled, and strong in their faith.Studies show that the foundation for an emotionally healthy teen girl is built between the ages of 8-12 and that a good relationship with mom is one of the most important factors. So when the world wants girls to grow up too fast, how does a mother help her young daughter navigate the stormy waters of boy-craziness, modesty and body image, media, Internet safety, and more? With a warm, transparent style, Dannah Gresh shares six ways a mom can help protect and guide her daughter, including:help her celebrate her body in a healthy wayunbrand her when the world tries to buy and sell herunplug her from a plugged-in worlddream with her about her prince, and moreThis wonderful resource also provides moms a Connection IQ Inventory to test their mom-daughter relationship, creative and fun activities to do together, and Scriptures for the mom to pray for her daughter.
Foreword 9\ Introducing the Six Ways 11\ Part 1 Becoming a Connecting Mom\ Chapter 1 A Mom's Greatest Compliment 21\ Chapter 2 A Mom's Greatest Fears 29\ Chapter 3 What's Your Connection IQ? 39\ Chapter 4 Why Connecting Matters 47\ Chapter 5 How Connecting Forms Values 55\ Part 2 Six Ways to Keep the "Little" in Your Girl\ Chapter 6 Way #1: Give Her the Right Dolls to Play With 65\ Chapter 7 Way #2: Celebrate Her Body by Punctuating Her Period 79\ Chapter 8 Way #3: Unplug Her from a Plugged-In World 89\ Chapter 9 Way #4: Unbrand Her When the World Tries to Buy and Sell Her 105\ Chapter 10 Way #5: Become the Carpool Queen and Sleepover Diva 119\ Chapter 11 Way #6: Dream with Her About Her Prince 133\ Chapter 12 A Connecting Mom Is Not a Perfect Mom 149\ Acknowledgments 157\ Notes 159