Daughters in Danger: Helping Our Girls Thrive in Today's Culture

by Elayne Bennett, Meg Meeker

Respected family advocate Elayne Bennett brings hope and encouragement to families and shows the way to save our daughters from the many threats they face. Many girls today are caught up in a world that devalues them and prioritizes perceived needs and desires, in ways that will break their very hearts. Much of our culture undermines girls and damages their souls. Elayne Bennett has worked tirelessly in urban, suburban, and rural environments to bring hope and guidance to the lives of girls. In  Daughters in Danger  she We all—especially families—bear the responsibility for encouraging and supporting, training and directing, loving and cherishing daughters everywhere.  This book is an inspiring call to take action for their sakes.

Genres: Parenting

Audio CD

First published April 2, 2013

Reviews

[Aubrey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was open to the author discussing how feminism could be part of the problem, but I was not accepting of the on and on and on equating it to be nearly all of the problem for girls today. Her definition of the negative kind of feminism at fault (she lists a positive kind, too) is "an aggressive appeal to women to be independent, self-sufficient, sexually liberated, and "strong" above all other virtues."

Personally, most of those sound like exactly what I am wanting for my girls. Not a good fit for me.

[Robin Prak · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be required reading for every adult with young daughters, granddaughters, nieces, or young friends.

[Mazzou B · Rating 3 out of 5]

We women like to imagine that we are perfectly safe and independent. I know daughters, especially teenagers feel that adventuresome urge to ''get out there and see the world''. But what do we do when we let them and the world gets them?
When they are scarred emotionally or physically by the world?
Maybe it's not necessarily a desire for adventure but rather a need for love which your daughter is experiencing? It is natural for girls to look forward to marriage in their future. However, it is the duty of the parents to keep her safe from 'predators'. And how much should your daughter know about the dangers in the world?
Author Elayne Bennett deals carefully with many, many issues of our day and age in this new book; Daughters In Danger.
I really appreciated her stand and views on daughters. Although agreeing that women must be protected, she doesn't hold to a 'prison-like' view of daughters. She's not suggesting total control and protection in a drastic manner. Yet she shares story after story of true happenings in the lives of many young women. Several of these accounts are disturbing. Yet it's important that lenient parents realize what's out there instead of turning a deaf ear to the evils of the world. The world that their daughter could be experiencing in college, work, appartment life, etc. Let us make wise choices. Not to live in fear, but to live thoughtfully.

[Go2therock · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's not a page in this book that I would have missed. I had to turn it back in to the library so I cannot give a direct quote from the book, but one thing that I recall reading to my own daughter is this, 'girls tend to underestimate the evil present in the world, and overestimate their abilities to deal with it.' This would be an enlightening read to share with your daughter(s); either way, I recommend it to all parents today.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This an excellent book for Mother's concerned about the effects of today's culture on their daughters. I was in High School then college during the formative and turbulent years of which Mrs. Bennett writes so accurately. It can be a frightening time to bring up a daughter,and Mrs. Bennett gives good advice on how to cope with our decadent society.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

This just really wasn't the book the title promised it would be. For full review, see here: http://eagleswingsbooks.blogspot.com/...

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting book...I'd say a "must read for parents of daughters. I wish I'd read it sooner.

[Mark Struczewski · Rating 5 out of 5]

This should be mandatory reading for every parent who has a daughter.