The minds of girls

a new path for raising healthy resilient and successful women
by Michael Gurian
Book - 2018

"Dr. Michael Gurian has studied and served children for thirty years. In The Wonder of Girls (2002), he presented a science-based approach to raising healthy and successful daughters. In the Minds of Girls, he pioneers new and intuitive approaches to health and wellness in all three important areas of girls' development: nature, nurture, and culture. As many girls struggle with digital and social complexities in our families and in our communities, this book is timely, powerful, and practical. It's nine chapters help you protect girls from environmental toxins and digital addiction; providing best practices for improving girls' STEM learning and activating their leadership and resilience; explore leading edge science-based technologies for understanding female mental health, and may utterly change your approach to handling girl drama and bullying. The Minds of Girls combines accessible writing, passionate social advocacy, and more than one hundred practical strategies you can use right now to raise wise, happy, and successful women."--Back cover.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gurian, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Spokane, WA : The Gurian Institute, LLC, [2018]
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505 0 |a Preface -- Part I: Nature. The minds of girls: The new sciences and your daughters ; The amazing minds of girls: Three minds in one! ; Nurture their nature: Using the science of genetics to help girls thrive -- Part II: Nurture. The truth about girl drama: Protecting the emotional lives of girls ; A hidden crisis: Protecting our daughters from neurotoxins ; Raising girls with grit: Building resilience and strength in our daughters -- Part III: Culture. STEM, STEAM, math and science: Teaching girls the way girls learn ; Protecting and nurturing the digital girl: Screen time, technology, and social media ; Girls of the future: Building a new gender equity paradigm and healing the war with men. 
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