Raising Confident Girls: 100 Tips For Parents And Teachers Paperback – 15 May 2001

good book...decent advice could add my own

I read this, and then gave it to all 3 of my sister-in-laws and mother-in-law. It was easy to read with great tips for parents and teachers.

A great book for any parents or teachers of young girls to read. It addresses most situations in a very common sense and understandable manner. Not only will it help raise a confident girl but will also help with the confidence of the parent/teacher.

My daughters first grade teacher lent me this book years ago. It was wonderful information. I bought it for my brother who has a brand new daughter. It is geared for older children, not so much babies. But worth getting for anyone with school age girls.

Parents who wish for confident girls will find the "usual" list here, all centering around developing respect and confidence in girls. There are some glaring omissions, however. (Nothing on boundary setting, questions that girls may have about development.) Some of the recommendations may be wrong in certain settings (e.g., "Don't impose your views" makes no sense if the child is not safe). This is child-centered, laissez-faire parenting, suitable for middle-class, well-educated, physically safe families.Some of the 100 tips parallel exactly the 100 items for boys in the author's book for boys (e.g., Support the school).This book is better than Will Glennon's "200 Ways to Raise a Girl's self-esteem."