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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
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medium-paced
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informative
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informative
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medium-paced
Very informative easy to follow I will be rereading when my daughter is older!
2.5 stars
Insightful, confronting and thought-provoking, with a lot of evidence-based information on parenting and commentary on specific issues surrounding what it’s like to grow up as a girl – many that I haven’t even begun to consider as I navigate the early stages of parenthood. There was plenty of research in here with citations that I’ll be delving into, but I believe many will appreciate having access to information in lay terms.
I listened to this as an audiobook and also read it when I wasn’t able to listen. Unfortunately this is the main reason for my low rating despite finding the content generally helpful – I simply could not stand the author’s voice. Australian accents almost always make me cringe, but her voice was high-pitched and grating, and some parts she read out with a hint of a braying laugh that just sounded so condescending. I found myself being distracted by how my ears hurt. And then I’d rewind and cringe as I listened again.
While there were lots of practical tips and advice where actual evidence-based resources were cited, I vehemently did not agree with this part of the book where the authors cited and praised how Kirsten Bell, of all people, deals with her children throwing tantrums. Kirsten Bell apparently says to her children, something like: “you’re welcome to have tantrums but do them in the bedroom and cry there so you don’t ruin everybody else’s evening.”
Ummm what.
Since when did Kirsten Bell become a child psychologist or a neuroscientist? Children need connection and support the most when a tantrum occurs – sending them away to the bedroom to deal with it themselves signals to them that mum and dad cannot handle their negative emotions, and only want them around when they are ‘good’. (Recommended read: Good Inside by Dr Becky Kennedy)
Anyway. The rest of the book had helpful parenting tips that I haven’t yet come across. Would only recommend if you’re raising a girl and wanting a book on topics that has been (mostly) well-researched.
Insightful, confronting and thought-provoking, with a lot of evidence-based information on parenting and commentary on specific issues surrounding what it’s like to grow up as a girl – many that I haven’t even begun to consider as I navigate the early stages of parenthood. There was plenty of research in here with citations that I’ll be delving into, but I believe many will appreciate having access to information in lay terms.
I listened to this as an audiobook and also read it when I wasn’t able to listen. Unfortunately this is the main reason for my low rating despite finding the content generally helpful – I simply could not stand the author’s voice. Australian accents almost always make me cringe, but her voice was high-pitched and grating, and some parts she read out with a hint of a braying laugh that just sounded so condescending. I found myself being distracted by how my ears hurt. And then I’d rewind and cringe as I listened again.
While there were lots of practical tips and advice where actual evidence-based resources were cited, I vehemently did not agree with this part of the book where the authors cited and praised how Kirsten Bell, of all people, deals with her children throwing tantrums. Kirsten Bell apparently says to her children, something like: “you’re welcome to have tantrums but do them in the bedroom and cry there so you don’t ruin everybody else’s evening.”
Ummm what.
Since when did Kirsten Bell become a child psychologist or a neuroscientist? Children need connection and support the most when a tantrum occurs – sending them away to the bedroom to deal with it themselves signals to them that mum and dad cannot handle their negative emotions, and only want them around when they are ‘good’. (Recommended read: Good Inside by Dr Becky Kennedy)
Anyway. The rest of the book had helpful parenting tips that I haven’t yet come across. Would only recommend if you’re raising a girl and wanting a book on topics that has been (mostly) well-researched.
I’m not the target audience for this book. Not a fan of the “think positive! Everything is fine!” part. The paragraphs “for the dads” made us both eye roll because my husband is just as involved and isn’t a side quest. I question my parenting every single day. I follow and read up every drop of advice I can find. We rehash our choices and figure out ways to move forward. So it’s just weird that I - of the anxiety and overthinking - read this and thought, “wait….this is new to people?”
Will recommend this book to anyone who is raising little queens or has them in their life to be a trusted adult or a good example.
informative
medium-paced
This was a decent book with good information.
“We want them to have the courage to be real, to understand themselves and to generally like who they are.”
“We want to raise girls and the women they become who love themselves as much as we love them: unconditionally.”
Sounds good. According to the authors, there are 7 things a girl needs to be a girl “who likes herself”
A ‘Girl Who Likes Herself’ must:
1. Have A “Power Perspective”
2. Own Her Body
3. Have Body Confidence
4. Be Calm
5. Be Independent and Masterful
6. Have Strong Relationships
7. Be Herself
This book covers tricky topics such as: good girl syndrome, conflict resolution, how to choose quality friends, how to speak and listen, how to fail, play, extracurriculars, sleep schedules, sexuality, weight, body autonomy, how to choose whose opinion to value, and others.
Each chapter also had an action section for dads.
Overall, this was a good read, though it didn’t rock my world. Nothing inside felt particularly earth shattering.
“We want them to have the courage to be real, to understand themselves and to generally like who they are.”
“We want to raise girls and the women they become who love themselves as much as we love them: unconditionally.”
Sounds good. According to the authors, there are 7 things a girl needs to be a girl “who likes herself”
A ‘Girl Who Likes Herself’ must:
1. Have A “Power Perspective”
2. Own Her Body
3. Have Body Confidence
4. Be Calm
5. Be Independent and Masterful
6. Have Strong Relationships
7. Be Herself
This book covers tricky topics such as: good girl syndrome, conflict resolution, how to choose quality friends, how to speak and listen, how to fail, play, extracurriculars, sleep schedules, sexuality, weight, body autonomy, how to choose whose opinion to value, and others.
Each chapter also had an action section for dads.
Overall, this was a good read, though it didn’t rock my world. Nothing inside felt particularly earth shattering.