Reclaiming Our Daughters (Previously Published as My Girl) - by Karen Stabiner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Reclaiming Our Daughters (previously published as My Girl)" offers a fresh and long-needed perspective on pre-teen and teen girls, one that finally brings a message of hope and optimism about girls today. <BR>Part memoir, part sociological examination, Karen Stabiner observes her daughter, Sarah, as she navigates her critical pre-teen years, a time when girls become adolescents and are rumored to become increasingly difficult and alienated. However, unlike most writing on the subject, Stabiner presents a well-rounded account of parenting a coming-of-age girl. She writes eloquently about societal pressures on girls and of her determination to be her daughter's advocate. This mother-daughter relationship is generally warm and close, though when it's difficult, as it inevitably is at times, Stabiner writes honestly about the challenges. In doing so, she unravels the bad-girl stereotypes we've all believed in for too long. <BR>"Reclaiming Our Daughters" ("previously published as My Girl) "is both supportive and encouraging, written by a mother who cares about lifting our daughters up and providing them with the skills they need to become successful, strong, independent-minded women.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>DESCRIPTION</p><p><em>Reclaiming Our Daughters </em>offers a fresh and long-needed perspective on pre-teen and teen girls, one that finally brings a message of hope and optimism about girls today. <br /> <br /> Part memoir, part sociological examination, Karen Stabiner observes her daughter, Sarah, as she navigates her critical pre-teen years, a time when girls become adolescents and are rumored to become increasingly difficult and alienated. However, unlike most writing on the subject, Stabiner presents a well-rounded account of parenting a coming-of-age girl. She writes eloquently about societal pressures on girls and of her determination to be her daughter's advocate. This mother-daughter relationship is generally warm and close, though when it's difficult, as it inevitably is at times, Stabiner writes honestly about the challenges. In doing so, she unravels the bad-girl stereotypes we've all believed in for too long. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Karen Stabiner is the author of seven books, including <i>All Girls: Single-Sex Education and Why It Matters </i>and <i>To Dance with the Devil: The New War on Breast Cancer. </i> She is a regular contributor to the opinion section of <i>The Los Angeles Times, </i> and her work has appeared in <i>O, More, The New Yorker, </i> and<i> The New York Times. </i> Stabiner is a sought-after speaker at schools, corporations, and women's organizations. She lives in Santa Monica with her husband, Larry Dietz, and their daughter, Sarah, who is now sixteen.<br>
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