Title: How to mother a successful daughter : a practical guide to empowering girls from birth to eighteen /
Authors: Marone, Nicky.
Publisher: Harmony,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Daughters Psychology.; Teenage girls Psychology; Self-esteem in adolescence; Parenting; Sex role
Abstract: In How to Mother a Successful Daughter, Nicky Marone, international speaker, former educator, and author of How to Father a Successful Daughter, teaches women, whether corporate executives or homemakers, how to mentor their daughters and become positive role models. The girls, then, will be better prepared for the future, having learned the emotional and intellectual skills necessary to be economically and emotionally self-sufficient. As a result of her research and workshops, Marone has developed a unique program that shows how to deal with many different real-life situations, including suggestions for mother/daughter projects and ways to combat sexist cultural messages in the media, at school, and at home. Mothers learn strategies for teaching girls "mastery-oriented" skills for avoiding the internalization of failure, tolerating confusion and ambiguity, and developing alternative plans to reach a goal.
Contents: Ch. 1. Achievement Behavior: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? -- Ch. 2. The Learning Paradox: Mastery or Helplessness? -- Ch. 3. Causes and Effects -- Ch. 4. Mothers as Role Models -- Ch. 5. Mothers as Mentors -- Ch. 6. But I Acted Like Such a Girl: Seven Strategies for Combating Stereotypes -- Ch. 7. Mastering the Media: Ten Strategies for Media Resistance -- Ch. 8. Not for Boys Only: Ten Strategies for Developing the Thinking Skills of Mastery -- Ch. 9. Looking After Herself: Six Strategies for Keeping Her Safe -- Ch. 10. The Peril of Puberty: The Promise of Romance -- Ch. 11. Mastery Revisited: The Older Teenager.