The theme of Parenting Our Daughters is weaving a life. Check out many additional resources, Programs and publications of Girls Count and Girls Count's numerous partners in the girls' movement are featured in more than 30 pages of annotated descriptions that include comprehensive contact information. Parenting Our Daughters includes an extensive categorized bibliography. Listen to an interview with author Judy Gordon on Metropolitan State College's Colorado Close Up , February 8, 2000. What we tell girls about themselves makes an impression.
Inappropriate comparisons cause girls to feel lacking.
High Self Esteem. When girls learn to deny vital information-giving parts of themselves, they begin to doubt their knowing. Emotional expressions are valid and natural and deserve our respect and understanding. When we view emotional expression as honest and valid, we allow ourselves to have more information with which to know our daughters. Developing emotional intelligence and fostering resiliency have much in common.