6 Ways to Keep the Little in Your Girl

Have you ever read a book and thought, "Oh, I wish I had read this 15 years ago?".  As I finished up 6 Ways to Keep the Little in Your Girl by Dannah Gresh, my thoughts were exactly that.  This is my must read recommendation for any mother, grandmother, or aunt with young girls in their lives.  Dannah is right on target with helping us see how we mold and shape our daughters into the women they become. 

The book is divided into two sections.  The first section helps you identify and become a connecting mom.  As she guides you through the risks our daughters face and you are astonished with some alarming statistics, she also helps you see how to connect with your daughter on an individual level.  It made me realize some of those connecting times are found in the simple car pool lane or around the dinner table.

As Dannah moves into the second part of the book, she begins to help us identify six areas that we can focus on as mothers to help these precious girls grow up to be confident women, who will change the world!  Dannah makes suggestions that will not end up making your daughter a social outcast, quite the opposite in fact.  She gives some great ideas, that help make your home a place to "hang-out", make you the "cool mom", and even helps you navigate the media circus with our kids.  Although the book is written with your little girls in mind, I know I found parts of it applicable to my son's and even my grown daughter. 

In the final chapter, Dannah pulled at my heart strings in the chapter titled, "A Connecting Mom Is Not A Perfect Mom",  oh, how we strive for perfection when all we really need is to do is continue to pray.  As Dannah says in the final chapter, "Lord Build and Repair the  (insert your family name here) home heart by heart.  Do not let my labor as a man be in vain! ... Let the labor of keeping the little in your girl not be done in vain.  ...Use this book to give you a new sense of direction and hope".