Girls uninterrupted : steps for building stronger girls in a challenging world
Carey, Tanith2015
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Laid out in clear simple steps, this book shows the practical strategies you need to create a carefree childhood for your daughters and ultimately help build them into the healthy, resilient women they deserve to be.
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Imprint:
London Icon 2015
Collation:
312 pages
Contents:
Part one: building a strong foundation -- Us as parents -- The tween years -- The role of mothers -- The role of fathers -- The role of schools -- Part two: How building self-worth and communication is your daughter's best defence -- Self-worth -- Connection and creating a sanctuary -- Values and boundaries -- Emotional intelligence -- How to help your daughter find out who is is -- How to build communication -- What to do if things go wrong -- Part three: the influences around us -- Pornography: growing up in a pornified world -- Pop videos: the pornification of pop -- Pretty babies: make-up and drawing the line between make-up and make believe -- Body image: 'When I grow up i want to be thin' -- Branded: resisting fashion and beauty advertising -- Self-harm: how to stop girls becoming their own worst enemies -- Connected: growing up with the internet -- Engaged: how to help your daughter use mobile phones safely -- Friendships: best friends or worst enemies -- Wired children: childhood and social networks -- Television: switching off bullying -- Fashion: how clothes don't make the girl -- Material girls: how to fight back against the pressure to buy -- Toys: want to play sexy ladies? -- Harassment, misogyny and abuse: keeping girls physically safe -- Feminism: teaching your daughter the F-word
ISBN:
9781848318205 (paperback)
Dewey class:
649.133 GIR
Local class:
649.133
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
5445
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 649.133 GIR | pbk.Available |