Evelyn Bassoff
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 296
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A noted psychologist helps parents identify what they can do to nurture their daughters' growth.Cherishing Our Daughters draws on Evelyn Bassoff's personal experience as a mother, as well as her years as a psychologist, to offer parents the confidence and skills they need to raise a daughter who is fully able to achieve, compete, and succeed.Addressing all categories of parents - fathers, mothers, single parents, stepparents, adoptive parents, gay or lesbian couples - Bassoff speaks to such important issues as:?Providing security without being overprotective?Developing a positive self-image that is not dependent on looks?Instilling the courage to overcome defeat and disappointmentYEncouraging empathy and independence?Handling rebellion and sexual development?Letting go when it is time for a daughter to leave homeClearly written, accessible, and informative, Cherishing Our Daughters will be invaluable to all parents concerned with their daughters' growth and happiness.?Evelyn Bassoff is a regular columnist for Parents magazine and author of numerous books on mother-child relationships.?Evelyn Bassoff and her husband both write personal letters to their daughter at the end of the book, adding a heartfelt personal touch.?This book will be of interest to buyers of Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher.