How parents and teachers can help young children through the crises of confidence that mark their formative years.

Girls need ample, loving demonstrations from adults close to them that they are appreciated and can be trusted to know what they need for themselves. They also need to be given plenty of opportunity to develop their talents. Girls who lack sufficient emotional support may feel neglected and unworthy of attention, and easily find themselves at greater risk of exploitation and abuse, even as adults. Raising Confident Girls provides parents and teachers with the best hands-on, practical advice available for nurturing girls in a changing and challenging social environment....

This provides 100 practical, effective tips for readers who want to help the boys in their lives accomplish these important goals. Parents and teachers will learn how to take advantage of the opportunity in everyday situations to bolster a boy's self-image....

From a trusted parenting expert, a wise guide to understanding children in the crucial "tween" years

They may look sweet and compliant, but these days children aged between 8 and 12-"tweens" -are fast emerging as a force to be reckoned with. Gaining in confidence, expecting more freedom, and increasingly targeted commercially, they present many new and challenging issues for parents. But getting the relationship right during these important years can build a rewarding trust and openness that will see parents through the rocky teenage years ahead. Giving sound advice that is firmly rooted in the real world and based on a clear understanding of tweens' needs, parenting expert Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer explains how staying close to our children while beginning to let go helps us achieve the balance that is so important for the parent-child relationship. Tackling everyday issues of real concern, Talking to Tweens offers practical, down-to-earth, and reassuring guidance on:

Self-discipline, consideration, and kindness

Peer pressure and bullying

Allowances and spending money

Body image and healthy eating

Sex and puberty

Family disruptions

Risk, danger, and responsibility

School problems and work pressure

Nurturing self-esteem and identity

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