The wonder of girls
Subtitle: understanding the hidden nature of our daughters
By: Michael Gurian
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780743417020
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Girls; Sex differences (Psychology); Psychology; Mothers and daughters
Description: Introduces a new approach to parenting girls that recognizes and celebrates girls' natural differences from boys; explores the effects of female biology on girls' interests, behavior, and relationships; and traces girls' development from birth to age twenty.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-316) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Beginning our search : a new logic of girls' lives -- -- 2.; title: How her mind works : secrets of the female brain -- -- 3.; title: The hidden world : the biochemistry of girls' lives -- -- 4.; title: The artful mother : what girls need from Mom -- -- 5.; title: The gifts of the father : what girls need from Dad -- -- 6.; title: Innocence and experience : protecting the emotional development of our girls -- -- 7.; title: The heroine's journey : building character in our daughters -- -- 8.; title: Womanism : giving girls a sacred role in life.