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“Mackoff’sstrategiesforenhancinggirls’self-esteemandcreatingequalopportunityareclear，practical，andmostimportant，achievable.”—PeggyOrenstein，authorofSchoolGirls：YoungWomen，Self-Esteem，andtheConfidenceGap“ISTHATYOURDAUGHTER?ISN’TSHEPRETTY?”Likeparentsofgirlseverywhere，psychologistBarbaraMackoffoftenheardheryoungdaughterHannahdismissedwiththosewords.Sooftenthatshestartedtoreply：“Andshe’ssmarttoo.”Hopingtocountertheculturethatshefearedwouldstereotypeherdaughteranddiminishherconfidence，Dr.MackoffspentthreeyearssearchingforstrategiestonurtureHannah’sgrowingsenseofself.TheresultisGrowingaGirl.Offeringhundredsofspecificsuggestionsandtoolsforfosteringadaughter’sindependenceandindividuality，GrowingaGirlencouragesparentstoactnowbyexploringsevenpracticalpaths.BasedonclinicalresearchandDr.Mackoff’shighlyacclaimedGrowingaGirlworkshop，thisextraordinarybookoffersparentstheskillstoshatterstereotypesthatcanstuntadaughter’sgrowthwhilegivingherthetoolstonourishherstrength，spirit，andcapacitytocare.YOUWILLDISCOVER：•Howgenderstereotypingstartsatbirth—andhowyoucanpreventit•Whyshecanwearavelvetdresstotheballetandstillclimbtothetreetops•WhattodoaboutBarbiedollsandtraditionalfairytales—withoutspoilingyourdaughter’sfun•Howtodiscoverandhonorherfeelings•Howtocounteractourculture’semphasisonphysicalbeauty•Howtobringhomeheroines—inbooks，magazines，movies，andinhercommunity•Howtorecognizeandstrengthenyourdaughter’slearningstyle—andbuildonhernaturalinterestingscienceandmath•Andmore.