Alyssa, our Mom-Daughter Connection writer, recently asked if one of the moms would be interested in reviewing her eBook: Seven Easy Tips: Encouraging Your Daughter To Say “NO”. I have two daughters and my eldest, turning 9 this fall, has reached that age where peer pressure begins to kick in. Already I can see how her friendship and activity choices are affecting her character both positively and negatively and teaching her to be strong enough to say “NO” when everyone else says “YES” is becoming more and more important. So, when Alyssa’s request came through, I jumped on it.
I found the eBook very easy to read – in fact, I read it through the first time in about 15 minutes. But, there is so much value in those 15 minutes that I will be continuing to go through it many times in the coming weeks and meditating on different aspects.
The portion that stuck out to me the most on my first read through was the idea of an open door policy. Alyssa talked about the importance of having your home open to your daughter’s friends (and in the future, boyfriend) because this allows you more control of the activities they are partaking in. It seems obvious right? If they are in your home, you know what they are being exposed to. You have much less control if they are always going out. For me, I generally prefer if Ariel goes out. It’s a lot less work to just let her go to a friend’s house – but after reading that portion of the eBook, I definitely re-thought my position on that. While I know some of Ariel’s friends, there are others I am less familiar with and having them hanging out here would give me more control over the exposures and activities Ariel experiences.
I have really enjoyed this eBook so far, and will be going through it a few more times to soak up every bit of advice it contains. If you have a daughter, I highly recommend you pick up a copy of Seven Easy Tips: Encouraging Your Daughter To Say “NO”.
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