Monday 16 July 2018

From Daughter to Woman By Kim McCabe



Whilst browsing I came across a post by a lady named Faye Rogers who is an Online Freelance PR. The book that Faye is currently promoting is entitled:- From Daughter to Woman: Parenting girls safely through their teens by author Kim McCabe. The books release date is 18th July 2018.

The book title From Daughter to Woman intrigued me so I googled Kim McCabe to find out more. To my delight Kim is a home educator with 3 children of her own. Immediately I wanted to know more.

Kim is also the founder of Rites For Girls. The organisation provides mentoring to girls and their mothers throughout their adolescent years. 

Kim's has a 31 year career span working with young people. This puts her well placed to give guidance and support to adolescents and their parents. Kim McCabe studied child psychology at Cambridge University. She also worked as a counsellor to young people, and taught sex education in schools and youth groups.

The demographic of From Daughter to Woman are mothers of daughters aged 8-18 or indeed any female relative or someone working in a personal way with pre-teens and teenage girls. 

Having my own 9 year old fast approaching her teenage years, I figured it would be an informative read.

My eldest girl is 30 this year and parenting her through her teenage years was not my proudest moment. It was a difficult time. My dreams of a fluffy parent and child relationship emerged as an ongoing nightmare. A disaster resulting in years of continued estrangement.

An experience I do not wish to repeat with my youngest. Finding resources to help me be a better parent for my 9 year old is an essential long term goal for me.

I agree with some of the reviews already out there for this book and it has been said before that we all hope for that ultimate parenting handbook. One that will give us all the definitive answers to parenting. That ultimate guide book that we can open at any given chapter, pulling out the perfect answer and as we all know that no such book exists. But as others have said if it did exist, Daughter to Woman would be part of that ultimate parenting handbook.  

From Daughter to Woman is not a book about what to do if your teenager runs into serious difficulties, it has been designed in a way to help make sure those difficult moments do not happen to her. 

Kim states on her website:- the aim of the book is to make the adolescent’s journey just that bit safer, kinder, and better supported — so parents and teens can enjoy the teenage years more.

Kim talks a lot about quality time spent with your daughter and how that one to one special time can make all the difference to your daughter telling you her worries and sharing those practical matters such as puberty and navigating  staying connected to your daughter even though they may be more independent from you.

Kim's tips from managing moods and understanding why girls love to hate their mothers makes the journey in to teen-hood seem a little less daunting. The way she gives real life examples and case studies, some quite extreme examples makes you feel less alone on this journey. The real life experiences within the book helps you take a good look at yourself as a parent and encourages you to change your parenting style to help your relationship with your child and more importantly helps your child navigate the world they are about to be flung into.  

One fabulous little tip I loved was that when the dreaded 1st period day comes you can celebrate this with your daughter by buying her a hot water bottle. I thought this was a simple but lovely touch that I would never have thought of without Kims book.

Kims talks about so much in this book from navigating social media, managing relationships and friendships, puberty, managing moods and so much more.

The book is one you can read with your daughter and this is what I find so special about this book, even the book can be a shared experience between you and your young one.

I love the way the book is set out so that you can easily find any given section that you need to explore more, the book helps and guides you literally what to do in situations you may find difficult or even just a way to make the experience better for you both with some wonderful tried and tested methods.

I am so happy that I discovered this book and it is one I will keep coming back to time and time again.

Don't just take my word for how good it is, click on the links below to read other reviews on the book.

Tour Schedule
Monday 2nd July
Zooloo’s Book Blog
Wednesday 4th July
Book Room Reviews
Thursday 5th July
Life in Rose Tinted Glasses
Friday 6th July
Orchard Book Club
Saturday 7th July
Kirstyes
Sunday 8th July
Practical Magic
Monday 9th July
Big Book Little Book
Tuesday 10th July
Inspiring Imarah
Wednesday 11th July
My Life. One Story at a Time
Thursday 12th July
A Daydreamer’s Thoughts
Friday 13th July
The Frugal Home
Sunday 15th July
Obscurity of Life

*Disclaimer - I was not paid any remuneration for this review although I did receive a review copy of the book and I will NOT receive any commission from any future sales, the opinions I express in this post are purely my own and formed by my own research leading me to form my own informed opinion.
 

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