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The Wonder of Girls:
Understanding the Hidden Nature
of Our Daughters
Michael
Gurian, whose national bestseller The Wonder of Boys presented a
radical and enlightening view of parenting sons, now offers a
groundbreaking approach to raising daughters. In The Wonder of Girls, Gurian,
himself the father of two girls, provides crucial information
for fully understanding the basic nature of girls: up-to-date
scientific research on female biology, hormones, and brain development
and how they shape girls’ interests, behavior, and
relationships.
He also offers insight into a culture mired in competition between
traditionalism and feminism and a new vision that provides for the
equal status of girls and women yet acknowledges their nature as
complex and distinct from men. He explains what is
“normal”
for girls each year from birth to age 20; what developmental needs
girls face in each stage; how to communicate effectively with girls;
and how to cope with developmental crises such as early sexuality,
eating disorders, parental divorce, and more.
With personal insights, practical tips, real-life anecdotes, and
accessible science, The Wonder of Girls creates a new parenting
paradigm. Key elements include:
- a
nature-based approach to why girls are the way they are
- the
connection between the need for profound attachment and the physical
and brain development of girls
- support for
a girl’s inherent need for intimacy
- tools to
protect girls’ self-esteem and emotional life
- a new
approach to girls’ character development and rites of
passage.
THE WONDER OF GIRLS is a revolutionary approach to raising girls that
combines groundbreaking biological research with practical parenting
advice.
Bestselling author Michael Gurian
debunks long-standing myths about
girls and helps parents get to know their daughters from the inside
(brain, hormones, physiological development) out. Understanding the
developmental stages of basic female nature will help parents find the
answers to common questions, such as:
- how can I
provide the best discipline for my daughter without crushing her
independence or self-esteem?
- how much
backtalk should I allow from my daughter?
- how do I
help my daughter get through my divorce?
- how can I
help my daughter handle her own feelings and emotions on a daily basis?
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Praise
for THE WONDER OF GIRLS:
"Finally,
a sensitive and scientifically knowledgeable writer has given us a book
on girls. Gurian's engrossing book, THE WONDER OF GIRLS, is important
not only for parents, but for anyone who cares for, educates, or makes
policy affecting the lives of girls and women."
—
Christina Hoff Sommers, author of Who Stole Feminism?
¤
"In
THE WONDER OF GIRLS, Michael Gurian
has given us a gift, an exciting
book that parents of daughters will consult over and over
again.
Gurian leads us in a new direction as he challenges parents to
understand and value our daughters' desire for attachment.
Women
will recognize themselves as well as their daughters in this
thought-provoking book. Bravo, Michael!"
—
Ann F. Caron, author of Don't Stop Loving Men
¤
"I
found the THE WONDER OF GIRLS a wonderful addition to the literature
already available on raising girls. What I liked best was its constant
correlation of developing biology in women to their psychological
struggles, giving the authenticity that is sorely needed. Not only
that, it gives parents and professionals alike a new framework to
understand girls’ development from a multi-perspective. I
also
especially liked how it provided concrete ways that fathers and mothers
could understand their daughters’ progress through different
stages, and to understand that their lives are a progression along with
brain development capacities. I heartily endorse this new balanced way
to understand how wonderful the capacities of girls and women are, and
so vital to the nurturing of their infants, families and society.
Bravo!"
—
Deborah Sichel, M.D., author of Women's Moods:
What
Every Woman Must Know About Hormones,
the
Brain, and Emotional Health
¤
"In
THE WONDER OF GIRLS, therapist Gurian probes
the unique aspects of
girls' emotional, social and physical development in a follow-up to his
bestselling THE WONDER OF BOYS. He urges parents to use a new
model in raising girls (he calls it "Womanism") in which girls
establish a three-family system (the nuclear family, the extended
family and institutions such as church and school) that will meet their
need for intimate relationships. Gurian's
arguments (will )
stir
controversy and inspire thought."
— Publisher's Weekly
¤
Gurian's
attention to the physiology of how girls develop is tapping into a
growing field among researchers...The
Wonder of Girls has won universal
praise for Gurian's
focus on the importance of maintaining personal
connections with girls.
—
Chicago Sun Times
¤
"I
was grateful to get to the advice section of The Wonder of
Girls,
which categorizes girls by age...wonderfully useful advice....Gurian is
at his best when it comes to the nuts and bolts of rearing a daughter."
—
The Los Angeles Times
¤
"In THE WONDER OF GIRLS, Michael Gurian has written an eminently
sensible book."
—
The Daily Telegraph (London)
¤
(THE WONDER OF GIRLS) is explosive, bound to be controversial, a powder
keg...Gurian
raises interesting questions."
—
USA TODAY
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"The WONDER OF GIRLS is...an excellent choice."
—
Library Journal
¤
"Michael Gurian
shares intriguing insights in THE WONDER OF GIRLS."
—
Seattle Times
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