Building Confidence in Your Child is a book that speaks to the societal value of beauty and how “beautiful” people seem to go further and be more appreciated in life. However, chapter 12 of Bringing Up Girls highlights some of negative side effects that a couple notably beautiful women struggled with. Discuss this incongruence. Why does it make sense or not make sense?

2. In chapter 16 of Bringing Up Girls, Dobson discusses “Six Steps Parents Really Need to Know.” What are some of the strengths and weaknesses you see in these six steps? If you were to add a step, what would it be, given the advice and facts given about raising girls throughout this text?

Dobson, J. (2010). Bringing up girls: Practical advice and encouragement for those shaping the next generation of women. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House. ISBN: 9781414391328.