Parent Like It Matters
Author: PhD, Janice Johnson Dias,
ISBN: 9781984819642
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Mar 2022
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
An accessible blueprint to embolden our daughters to be critical thinkers, fearless doers, and joyful change agents for our futureP#8212;from the proud mother of teen activist Marley Dias, founder of 1000BLACKGIRLBOOKS.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;P#8220;A stunning and pathbreaking how-to guide and memoir for every mom, dad, or caregiver who believes in rearing children to be healthy individuals and caring citizens.P#8221;P#8212;Khalil Gibran Muhammad, author of Plt;iPgt;The Condemnation of BlacknessPlt;/iPgt;
Plt;bPgt;An accessible blueprint to embolden our daughters to be critical thinkers, fearless doers, and joyful change agents for our futureP#8212;from the proud mother of teen activist Marley Dias, founder of 1000BLACKGIRLBOOKS.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;A powerful resource for caregivers trying to raise courageous girls . . . ItP#8217;s my go-to and my how-to.P#8221;P#8212;Kwame Alexander, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Light for the World to SeePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Renowned sociologist Dr. Janice Johnson Dias has devoted her life to nurturing and training girls to become change-makersP#8212;whether through her investment in her daughter MarleyP#8217;s humanitarian projects or through her work with the GrassROOTS Community FoundationP#8217;s P#8220;SuperCamp.P#8221; In these unprecedented times, her work has never been more urgent, as parents find themselves asking: How do we teach our children to change the world?Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Dr. Johnson Dias knows that self-realized girls are created through intentional parenting. And so she asks parents to make deliberate choicesP#8212;from babyhood through adolescenceP#8212;that will give their girls the resources and foundation to take hold of their own futures and to create sustainable social change.P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Unlike other parenting experts, Dr. Johnson Dias doesnP#8217;t urge parents to focus solely on their children. Instead, she tasks them with a personal challenge: to find their own joy. Just as Dr. Johnson Dias brings her own jubilant passion to parenting, mentoring, and teaching, she inspires caregivers to do the same.P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Using cutting-edge research and Dr. Johnson DiasP#8217;s own experiences, Plt;iPgt;Parent Like It MattersPlt;/iPgt; offers information and strategies for making discussions of racism and sexism a daily practice, identifying heroes and mentors, educating yourselves together, and uncovering your girlP#8217;s passions and what issues drive her the most.P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Parenting is enormous work; it can be as overwhelming as it is fulfilling. Within the pages of Plt;iPgt;Parent Like It MattersPlt;/iPgt;, parents will find the invaluable tools they need to raise resilient, optimistic girls who determine for themselves what their world will look like.
ISBN: 9781984819642
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Mar 2022
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
An accessible blueprint to embolden our daughters to be critical thinkers, fearless doers, and joyful change agents for our futureP#8212;from the proud mother of teen activist Marley Dias, founder of 1000BLACKGIRLBOOKS.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;P#8220;A stunning and pathbreaking how-to guide and memoir for every mom, dad, or caregiver who believes in rearing children to be healthy individuals and caring citizens.P#8221;P#8212;Khalil Gibran Muhammad, author of Plt;iPgt;The Condemnation of BlacknessPlt;/iPgt;
Plt;bPgt;An accessible blueprint to embolden our daughters to be critical thinkers, fearless doers, and joyful change agents for our futureP#8212;from the proud mother of teen activist Marley Dias, founder of 1000BLACKGIRLBOOKS.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;P#8220;A powerful resource for caregivers trying to raise courageous girls . . . ItP#8217;s my go-to and my how-to.P#8221;P#8212;Kwame Alexander, Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling author of Plt;iPgt;Light for the World to SeePlt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt; Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Renowned sociologist Dr. Janice Johnson Dias has devoted her life to nurturing and training girls to become change-makersP#8212;whether through her investment in her daughter MarleyP#8217;s humanitarian projects or through her work with the GrassROOTS Community FoundationP#8217;s P#8220;SuperCamp.P#8221; In these unprecedented times, her work has never been more urgent, as parents find themselves asking: How do we teach our children to change the world?Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Dr. Johnson Dias knows that self-realized girls are created through intentional parenting. And so she asks parents to make deliberate choicesP#8212;from babyhood through adolescenceP#8212;that will give their girls the resources and foundation to take hold of their own futures and to create sustainable social change.P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Unlike other parenting experts, Dr. Johnson Dias doesnP#8217;t urge parents to focus solely on their children. Instead, she tasks them with a personal challenge: to find their own joy. Just as Dr. Johnson Dias brings her own jubilant passion to parenting, mentoring, and teaching, she inspires caregivers to do the same.P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Using cutting-edge research and Dr. Johnson DiasP#8217;s own experiences, Plt;iPgt;Parent Like It MattersPlt;/iPgt; offers information and strategies for making discussions of racism and sexism a daily practice, identifying heroes and mentors, educating yourselves together, and uncovering your girlP#8217;s passions and what issues drive her the most.P#160;Plt;brPgt;P#160;Plt;brPgt;Parenting is enormous work; it can be as overwhelming as it is fulfilling. Within the pages of Plt;iPgt;Parent Like It MattersPlt;/iPgt;, parents will find the invaluable tools they need to raise resilient, optimistic girls who determine for themselves what their world will look like.
