Rosalind Wiseman has been researching teenage girls for over ten years. After funding the Empower program, she published Queen Bees & Wannabes to help share her findings in a helpful manor. The first chapter explains the different roles that girls play in high school. The second describes different parenting styles and possible ways to handle your daughter.
Wiseman starts by listing the different roles that appear in cliques throughout all high schools. She then analyzes them in closer detail to help readers have a better understanding. Each role has something you can gain and lose from it. Wiseman gives helpful tips to parents and includes daughter's point of views in order to help the reader comprehend. This chapter also asked girls to describe what characteristics and appearance everyone wished they had and which no wants to have. Almost every girl gives the same answer. This is used to define who is popular and who is not, through teenage eyes. In the end, the roles are placed into categories that explain their outlook on life and how a wrong-worded intervention can cause a harsh reaction.
The second chapter is a way to guide parents through a conversation with their daughter. It starts with discovering what parenting style you possess. Each is stated and given a description. It's helpful to own up to your parenting style and become the best role model you can be. The next step is to begin the conversation with tips mentioned in the book. After this listening is all that's left, because once you show that you want to become more involved, they'll begin to open up.
The next part of chapter two, transitions to being lied to and how to handle it. If you think your daughter is lying to you, Wiseman offers multiple suggestions on how to approach the problem. The book also walks you through when you should confront them, how to start the conversation and what punishments have the best results. When confronting you shouldn't use slang words or try to act cool, it's best to stick with the information you've gathered. Wiseman encourages parents to take things seriously and help their children to do the same. Lastly, the chapter ends with reassuring comments. Meaning that that the only failure is someone who doesn't put in the time and effort. Also that parenting isn't a popularity constant, but instead teaches your children valuable lessons.
Your response? Is it awkward/interesting reading a parenting handbook?
ReplyDeleteI think that the title that you used for your posts are creative. Your book sounds interesting, and gives a different view of girls and adolescence. It also sounds interesting reading about relationships between teenagers that are written about in a detached and more analytical way.
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