Parenting a girl versus a boy
girl-help her identify with her mother and yet be able to respectfully disagree with her.
Help her learn how to be close to her dad, not to coy and seductive to get what she needs from him.
Encourage her to be feminine, yet clear about what she wants and needs.
Teach her that the girls who are cliquish are girls to avoid, and the girls who like her for herself are girls to hang out with.
boys-help him accept discipline from mom and not see dad as having all the authority and power.
help him learn to be emotionally close, affectionate, and verbal about his feelings.
give him healthy structures for his aggression, sports and outings of his choice.
show him some risks are smart ones and some are not.
girl-help her identify with her mother and yet be able to respectfully disagree with her.
Help her learn how to be close to her dad, not to coy and seductive to get what she needs from him.
Encourage her to be feminine, yet clear about what she wants and needs.
Teach her that the girls who are cliquish are girls to avoid, and the girls who like her for herself are girls to hang out with.
boys-help him accept discipline from mom and not see dad as having all the authority and power.
help him learn to be emotionally close, affectionate, and verbal about his feelings.
give him healthy structures for his aggression, sports and outings of his choice.
show him some risks are smart ones and some are not.
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