Top 10 Parenting Books for Raising Girls – Modern Parents Messy Kids

next month I will have my third son and my third girl.

Which means that raising little girls is always on my mind.

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Whether you have one daughter or many, these books are full of great advice on how to handle all sorts of parenting issues,from parenting to bullying to princess obsessions.

1. Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Protecting Girls in Early Grades from Bullying by Michelle Anthony and Reyna Lindert. bullying is a hot topic right now, and this book is particularly great because it focuses on girls, rather than trying to meet the needs of girls of all ages. If you’re looking to stop bullying before it gets out of hand, this is a great place to start.
2. Strong Dads, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Parent Should Know By meg meeker my husband read this book when we were expecting our first daughter and then proceeded to buy it from his friends every time they announced they were expecting a girl. for someone who never gives gifts unless the holidays call for it, this is the ultimate seal of approval.
3. girls on the edge: the four factors that drive the new crisis for girls -sexual identity, the cyber bubble, obsessions, environmental toxins by leonard sax. In this companion book to Boys Adrift (very excellent), Sax identifies and explains the major issues facing girls in today’s society and how parents can address these concerns in their families. it is very thorough, but the reading is fascinating, encouraging and practical.
4. playful learning: developing your child’s sense of joy and wonder by mariah bruehl. You may be working to keep screen time to a minimum, but how do you fill the remaining time? Packed with brilliant ideas to help your daughter(or son!) pursue her natural curiosity, this book is written by a longtime educator and mother of two (and close friend of the blog, we love her !).
5. are you wearing that?: understanding mothers and daughters in conversation by deborah tannen. As daughters get older, conversations between mothers and daughters can become increasingly unpleasant and hurtful for both parties. This book deftly discusses, with plenty of anecdotes, examples, and advice, how to make a mother-daughter relationship magical for everyone.
6. The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick. if you need a little fiction along with all the nonfiction here, this book is a delightful start to a series about four girls who join a book club with their mothers. Not only is reading with your daughter fun, but it can inspire you to read the classics together and start your own book club.
7. Siblings Without Rivalry: How To Help Your Kids Live Together So They you too can live by adele faber and elaine mazlish. As one of three girls, I know how complicated relationships between siblings can be, especially between sisters. These are also the authors of our popular virtual book club selection, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk. Like that book, this one offers practical tools to help parents foster sibling relationships that bring joy to everyone in the home, rather than unhappiness.
8. Learning like a girl: Educating our daughters in their own schools by Diana Meehan. Educator and activist Diana Meehan had an eleven-year-old daughter and was unhappy with the educational options available to her. so she and two other moms in l.a. she created her own school for girls only. If she has considered single-sex education for her child, this is a fantastic place to start.
9. Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the new girlie-girl culture by peggy orenstein. if you have a daughter who loves all things pink and princess, this book is a must read on not only the dangers of focusing on physical perfection but alsohow to deal with obsession on a more serious level. handy . how do you respond when your daughter asks for the latest princess or dress or wants to wear makeup at four?
10. the princess problem: guiding our girls through the princess-obsessed years by rebecca hains. don’t let the title fool you; This book is perfect for any parent who wants to protect their child from rampant consumer culture and help them understand the role of advertising, media and technology in the current world. li>

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That’s our list, now it’s your turn… what books have helped you raise your little girls (or big girls)?

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