Secret Keeper Girl Kit 1: 8 Great Dates for Moms and Daughters / Secret Keeper: The Delicate Power of Modesty

Secret Keeper Girl

by Dannah Gresh

Before they hit the beach and flock to pool parties, teach your daughters about modesty, purity, and sexuality. The proven message of purity in Secret Keeper is now available for younger girls.The world seeks to empower women, but one of the greatest powers you can teach your daughter is the power of modesty. For girls 8-12 (and their mothers or small group leaders), Dannah Gresh brings the message of purity in a biblical, engaging and bonding way - CDs, diaries with stickers, and talking points! Pop the CD into the car system to hear greetings from Dannah Gresh and contemporary artist Rebecca St. James, and take off on a new adventure together. Moms will learn the key risk factors for girls, while Dannah's fun approach will appeal to young girls looking for a positive adult role model. Each chapter in the mom's book suggests a creative date where you treat yourselves to things like a facial, manicure, new outfit, tea party ... both mom and daughter will learn valuable lessons corresponding to each date.

Genres: Parenting, Christian

60 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Dannah Gresh, a mother/daughter communication coach, has sold well over three quarters of a million copies of her books—including And the Bride Wore White and 2008's best-selling CBA youth book, Lies Young Women Believe (coauthored with Nancy Leigh DeMoss)—making her one of the most successful Christian authors targeting teens and preteens. With the belief that today's culture has been seeking to rob little girls of their innocence, Dannah has been fighting on the front lines to protect them. Her fun line of Secret Keeper Girl mom/preteen daughter connecting resources and live events that tour the country provide moms with just the right tools to fight back. She has long been at the forefront of the movement to encourage both tweens and teens to pursue purity and is often called upon to defend the conservative position of abstinence in national news media like USA Today, Time, Chicago Tribune, and Women's Wear Daily. She is also a frequent contributor to FamilyLife Today, Midday Connection, and Focus on the Family. Dannah lives in State College, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bob, and their children, Robby, Lexi, and Autumn, whom the family adopted from China in 2007. She and her husband founded Grace Prep, a new model in Christian high school education, which Bob administrates. She is shamelessly in love with her labradoodle, Stormie. (DannahGresh.com)

Reviews

[Lisa Singleterry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished reading this book and I am SO excited about getting the dates scheduled! My oldest is 10 and at that critical age. If all goes well, I will use this with both of my girls

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've done this series of mother-daughter dates three times now, once for each child. This book brings eight mother-daughter date ideas for girls ages 8-12, to talk about womanhood, God's idea of beauty, society's idea of beauty, and the need for modesty. Dates include a tea party, a place of natural beauty, an art museum, a beauty salon, and shopping with friends at the mall. The grand finale is a date involving the daughter, mom, and dad, to get a guy's perspective and blessing on his daughter. These dates take time, but it was well worth the individual time with my daughters, to focus on them in a relaxed setting, where we are not rushing off to school or the next activity, and where they are not being crowded by siblings. The CD had some good illustrations for the drive to and from the date, and the workbook brought up some good discussions. At this age, all three of my participating daughters were eager to spend some quality, bonding time with their mom, and were even eager to go over the workbooks. This is not a book about the birds and the bees, but is about beginning important discussions young.

Very well done. We enjoyed the CD of stories and explanations, the date ideas, the time together, the chance to explain some important things rather than letting time slip by without saying them. My middle girl's favorite mother-daughter date was the one where we got to bring along another friend and her mom. Mine was being out in nature, but very nice grand finale, too. My youngest daughter liked the grand finale best, because it includes her dad.