The Wonder of Girls by Michael Gurian
A revolutionary approach to raising girls that combines groundbreaking research with practical parenting advice. In The Wonder of Girls, as in its predecessor, The Wonder of Boys, Michael Gurian presents radical and enlightening views of parenting. Using as his springboard up-to-date scientific research on female biology, hormones, and brain development and how they shape girls' interests, behavior, and relationships, Gurian offers crucial information for fully understanding girls' basic nature. As such The Wonder of Girls is essential--and riveting--reading for anyone involved in raising daughters. In a culture caught between traditionalism and feminism, Gurian, himself the father of two girls, debunks long-standing myths about girls and presents 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 twenty; what developmental needs they face in each stage; and how to cope with developmental crises such as early sexuality, eating disorders, parental divorce, and more. With his scientifically based developmental map of girlhood, Gurian helps parents to get to know their daughters from the inside out. Challenging our culture to embrace this crucial piece of the puzzle, The Wonder of Girls elevates the dialogue on parenthood.THE AUTHORS
MICHAEL GURIAN is the New York Times best- selling author of The Wonder of Boys and nine- teen other books, includ- ing Boys and Girls Learn Differently!, A Fine Young Man, The Good Son, The Wonder of Girls, and The Minds of Boys. He is a pioneer in the fields of family development and education and has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, CNN, NPR, and in The New York Times, USA Today, Time, Newsweek, and elsewhere.
KATHY STEVENS, co-author of The Minds of Boys, is the training director of the Gurian Institute and has worked in education, child development, and the nonprofit sector for more than thirty years in programs as diverse as juvenile and adult corrections, cultural competency training, domestic violence prevention, and women's issues.
KELLEY KING is direc- tor of the Gurian Institute Education Division. She has been a teacher and school principal for more than twenty years.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743417020 |
| ISBN 10 | 074341702X |
| Title | The Wonder of Girls |
| Author | Michael Gurian |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Prizes | Commended for Nautilus Award (Parenting) 2003 |
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