Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman's Battle: Creative Conversations About Sexual and Emotional Integrity (The Every Man Series) Paperback – March 16, 2010

I just finished reading this book and am looking forward to summer break when my 13-year old daughter will have time to read it and discuss it with me. The author starts out with lots of studies and statistics that I skimmed over, but later I was glad to have these facts to encourage me that it's okay to share the graphic material with my daughter. Basically, if she doesn't talk to her parents about these things, she will just be learning from her friends or maybe even older men. The author tells alot of stories from her own and others' childhood and teen years that I could really relate to. I especially liked the positive, upbeat attitude throughout the book. She continually refers to the daughter reading the book as a "princess" who is showing respect for herself and others. I'm so glad to have this book so I can feel prepared instead of fearful!

I bought this book to read with my 9 yr old daughter. She absolutely loved snuggling on the couch or by our fire pit to read another chapter. I realized I was so busy that I rarely made time just to "hang out" with her. She told me things she was thinking and feeling that she had kept to herself up until now. It definitely opened the door to some conversations that we never would have had if I hadn't bought this book and sat down to read it with her. The book tells first about the physical aspects of adolescence and then goes into other areas that come into play like keeping secrets from parents, and dressing modestly, and picking friends, and talking with character among other things. My daughter has often asked me, "Mom, could we read another chapter of that book?" I highly recommend this book for ages 9-12 for these reasons. It is a valuable resource on multiple levels. Thanks Shannon Etheridge.

If you have a pre-teen daughter (9-12), you must buy this book. I wish my mom or dad had talks like this with me. It would have helped me make better choices as a young woman. Thank you God I never got pregnant or caught horrible diseases, and that I'm forgiven and free now. I want my daughters to be more assertive and have the life they want, not what others want. I wanted to be a "princess" in my heart, but I didn't have the confidence to make it happen.

I purchased this book to read with my daughter before she started middle school. Having never had these type of conversations with my own parents, I had no idea how to tackle this subject with my child. My daughter asked to read a chapter with me each night. Reading part of the book together made a difficult subject much easier for the both of us. She was curious and had many questions and I feel that we both got a lot out of the book. I highly recommend it!

It is a great book that allows moms of any age daughter to prepare herself and daughter for what the world is throwing at them! It is for puberty age and older girls for reading material, but as a mother of two younger girls, I have read it and plan on reading it again before they get to be that age so I am ready to help them go through the book and inevitable struggles!

I do not believe in reading a book to talk to your children about the birds and the bee's but there is alot of very useful information inside that i did not even think to cover! Even though i was against getting this book at first, i'm glad I did!

I cant think of anything more important than having those "awkward " conversations with our daughters. This book really helps to make them not so awkward and I love that they get to read their part of the book and help with topics that are relevant to our teens!

We have 2 older boys and LOVED the "Preparing your Son" book so we assumed we were getting more of the same with this one. Unfortunately this book felt less genuine than the boy's version. The information is presented in a format that, in my opinion, leaves the mom out of the conversation and keeps it between the author and the daughter. The information is thoroughly addressed, just not sure of the presentation.

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