I just finished Bring Up Girls by James Dobson. He does a great job of pointing out the differences between boys and girls (as if we needed reminding). The book is very practical in how it steers moms and dads to relate to their daughters.
I often times hear people say, “Todays kids and youth have a much tougher time than we did growing up.” So true. This book is great for bringing up some of the issues that today’s girls face that were foreign to us growing up.
It is interesting to read this book right after I finished Gospel Powered Parenting by William P. Farley. Farley focuses on the gospel shaping our parenting while Dobson focuses on fleshing out the practical steps and pitfalls of parenting. Farley brings us the larger point – the gospel. Dobson provides a good supplement.
If you read this book, I can just about guarantee you will learn things you did not know about your daughter and what she faces as she grows into a young woman.
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"A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life" by William Law
Reading Spurgeon's sermon "The Comforter" preached in 1855.
