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Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up

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An edition of She Deserves Better (2023)

She Deserves Better

Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self, and Speaking Up

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You want your daughter to thrive--to be strong, confident, and equipped to step into the life God has for her. But what if the church is setting your daughter up to be small? Armed with data from an all-new survey of over 7,000 women, the authors of The Great Sex Rescue reveal how experiences in church as teens affect women's self-esteem and relationships today. They expose common evangelical teachings that can backfire--the purity emphasis that can cause shame rather than good choices, the dating rules that can prime your daughter for abuse, and the one overarching belief that can keep her from setting healthy boundaries. Instead, the authors advocate biblically grounded, freeing messages that are more about the dos and less about the don'ts. By reframing (and sometimes replacing) common evangelical messages to teen girls, this book will equip you to raise a daughter who can navigate the tumultuous teenage years while still clinging tightly to Jesus. You can raise your daughter with the discernment to resist toxic teachings. Because she deserves better than a faith that keeps her small. -- Back cover.

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Baker Books
Language
English

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Table of Contents

1. She deserves to be set up for success : understanding how the Church influences your daughter's self-esteem and well-being
2. She deserves a big faith : defining our faith by fruit, not fundamentalism
3. She deserves to be heard : why emotional health isn't attained by just telling her to "Be joyful in the Lord!"
4. She deserves to be respected : teaching girls to draw bold boundaries
5. She deserves the whole story about dating : why a one-size-fits-all approach won't work
6. She deserves to be protected : identifying red flags for toxic people
7. She deserves to know about her body : why sex ed isn't the bogeyman you've been told it is
8. She deserves to understand consent : "Boys will be boys" and other lies the Church tells about assault
9. She deserves to exist as a person, not as a threat : your daughter is not a stumbling block
10. She deserves permission to be big : girls come second to Christ alone

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Grand Rapids, MI
Copyright Date
2023

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
277 p.
Dimensions
22 x x centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL38432554M
ISBN 10
1540900835
ISBN 13
9781540900838

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Work ID
OL28080740W

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