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Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters
Book Out Of Print. Look for the upcoming release of Raising Great Girls by Darlene Brock available on paperback August 21, 2018.
224 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 2011
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Darlene Brock
5 books3 followersDarlene Brock. Co-Founder and President of The Grit and Grace Project, Author, and Co-Host of This Grit and Grace Life Podcast left home at 18. Her first pay your rent job was a receptionist at a prestigious law firm, which she left to live in a Christian commune. As her life pendulum swung again, she took the job of running a summer camp and conference center before spending the next 20 plus years in the music business. One to always enjoy a new adventure, Darlene once para-glided off the Bavarian Alps with her two daughters; you just can’t put this lady in a box.
It was not long after leaving home at that young age; she realized embracing grit and grace were the traits that got her through many trials and triumphs. It was this realization that led her to launch her most recent venture, The Grit and Grace Project with co-founder and husband, Dan.
In addition to the podcast, “This Grit and Grace Life,” this organization currently produce a women’s online lifestyle magazine. Every element of The Grit and Grace Project, including their book publishing affiliate, was created to remind women that true beauty is found in a woman’s strength.
As Darlene embraced grit and grace to master the challenges in her life, she became inspired to write about raising confident and capable daughters, understanding that perfection was not required. Holding to the belief that a woman’s self-confidence and strength is best gained at a young age it was her goal to arm mothers with the tools they need to complete the job of raising great (but not perfect) girls.
Darlene has been featured on the Fox & Friends morning show, Focus on the Family and Family Life Today radio programs, and multiple ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX affiliates. She has been a featured columnist for CNN and written for numerous Family oriented magazines and websites.
It was in the busyness of producing award-winning music videos, managing music groups, promoting concerts and serving as COO of ForeFront Records that Darlene raised her two daughters. This unique blend of author, mother, businesswoman, wife, and creative producer has shown her that it is indeed true, “life challenges should neither defeat nor define you.” And just so you know, she wears the tool belt in her family.
It was not long after leaving home at that young age; she realized embracing grit and grace were the traits that got her through many trials and triumphs. It was this realization that led her to launch her most recent venture, The Grit and Grace Project with co-founder and husband, Dan.
In addition to the podcast, “This Grit and Grace Life,” this organization currently produce a women’s online lifestyle magazine. Every element of The Grit and Grace Project, including their book publishing affiliate, was created to remind women that true beauty is found in a woman’s strength.
As Darlene embraced grit and grace to master the challenges in her life, she became inspired to write about raising confident and capable daughters, understanding that perfection was not required. Holding to the belief that a woman’s self-confidence and strength is best gained at a young age it was her goal to arm mothers with the tools they need to complete the job of raising great (but not perfect) girls.
Darlene has been featured on the Fox & Friends morning show, Focus on the Family and Family Life Today radio programs, and multiple ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX affiliates. She has been a featured columnist for CNN and written for numerous Family oriented magazines and websites.
It was in the busyness of producing award-winning music videos, managing music groups, promoting concerts and serving as COO of ForeFront Records that Darlene raised her two daughters. This unique blend of author, mother, businesswoman, wife, and creative producer has shown her that it is indeed true, “life challenges should neither defeat nor define you.” And just so you know, she wears the tool belt in her family.
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May 28, 2012
From there we moved on to the let's grow up stage of life. It was not one of ribbons and lace but more of books and imagination. CG enjoyed being an only child and shared our love of reading. We would spend evenings curled up with a book and imagine the worlds within. The we took in a friend and her 3 sons. Life was a lil different having to look at things from a boys side. Of course we adjusted. My friend helped me with CG just as much. She too had to learn to look at things from a different viewpoint. I would have loved to share Darlene Brock's book Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters. It is so helpful in learning all the jobs you take on. Each section addresses how you can be the Media Director or the Sex Ed Teacher or even the In-Home Demonstrator. There are so many things to teach your child and do so with honesty and grace. Through it all CG grew into an amazing woman. On to challenge College and now her next step in life.
February 2, 2012
Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters was a good read! I really enjoyed how the Darlene Brock took personal stories and tied them in with "job descriptions." The book was fun to read and covered quite a few different parenting situations and instances. While I don't personally have kids yet, it is something that my fiance and I are going to start trying for not long after we get married hopefully so I was very excited to have the opportunity to read this now while I still have time to get plans in order before we have kids! There were definitely parts of the book that had me laughing and other more serious parts but overall I really enjoyed the book! I almost wish my mom had read it before raising my sister and I!!!
February 2, 2012
I am mommy to a three-year-old little girl, and I am constantly looking for resources to help in my parenting journey. I loved this book! The author did a great job of weaving real-life stories (hers and those of others) into each section of the book, and making it entertaining - something that is lacking from many parenting books on the market. Because she broke the book into sections based on the "jobs" of a mother, it will be easy to refer back to and find help in the areas I need *right now*.
I highly recommend this book to both moms & dads!
I highly recommend this book to both moms & dads!
June 26, 2012
Excellent book for all mother's of daughters. Will make you laugh and cry and inspire you on the motherhood journey,
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