Bringing Up Girls

James Dobson. Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers Inc., 2010. 304 pp. (Hardback).

James Dobson does it again. After Dobson wrote “Bringing Up Boys,” people have asked him when he would write a similar book for girls. None too early, his latest publication pulls together insights from his own experience raising a daughter with his years of experience as a psychologist and educator to warn, inform and encourage parents of girls. As Dobson points out continually throughout this book, the role of fathers is of significant importance in their daughters’ lives, and this volume is therefore especially helpful — and commanding — for dads. “Bringing Up Girls” would be a useful read, however, for any adult with influence in the lives of girls.

The author uniquely presents a scientific and scriptural understanding of the timeless needs and intricacies of the “fair sex,” and merges it with instruction on handling current concerns such as technology and bullying. It appears that Dobson may assist yet another generation of Christian parents in raising their children.