( 11 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 4 2009
A lot of great information, I bought five books and gave them to my brothers and sisters who have daughters. Teenage boys could learn a lot of valuable information from it also. The only criticism I had with the book was the section on religion. I don't agree with his statements regarding religion and felt he should have left that chapter out of the book. Buy the book, but before giving it to your teenager, I caution you to read the chapter on religion and consider whether you want to censor (tear out) this chapter or not.
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Posted: Apr 17 2009
I nearly put this back, but decided at the last minute "what the heck." I read it and thoroughly enjoyed it. But more important than that, I decided that I would have my 14 year-old daughter read it, and I recommended it to my other "mom" friends. They also endorsed it and now there are several 14-year old girls reading it together. We've decided to give them an incentive ($$) upon completing the book AND having a group discussion - we've found that our kids find it easier sometimes to talk about this kind of "growing-up-stuff" in a group environment rather than one-on-one with mom. Initial reaction from the kids was that the intro was "boring" but now that they're into the main chapters, they are finding it really interesting. The author has a way of relating to teenage girls, not expecting them to behave like Victorian-era young ladies, but accepting the fact that they will likely get into certain situations. This book emphasizes that they need to think and learn to be responsible, among other things. If you have a teenage daughter, niece, cousin, granddaughter, friend, BUY IT. I'm a single mom and I look for whatever resources I can get my hands on to make sure my kids stay on the right path. I love them too much not to.
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Posted: Jan 22 2009
Read this book from the library because the title caught my eye. Was so impressed with it's content and tone that I purchased the book and gave it to my daughter for her 21st birthday. Excellent book for a father to give his daughter as long as the daughter is still in listening mode and will read it with the love and attention that is given with it. I highly recommend it. Dads....don't wait too long. Good for giving anytime after your daughter has reached her teens.
