Raising Girls into Extraordinary Young Women: A Mother’s Perspective

By Monica Hawkins Ph.D. M.P.H.

This book is my blueprint that can be used to raise your daughters to be articulate, self-confident, intelligent, and extraordinary young women and leaders. I want to inspire other parents to teach their daughters to be extraordinary from the moment they are born.

 

Dr. Hawkins, author of "Raising Boys Into Extraordinary Young Men" and "Raising Girls Into Extraordinary Young Women", is interviewed by the AuthorHouse Author’s Digest. Dr. Hawkins discussed raising extraordinary children and becoming phenomenal parents.

Read the interview here:

https://www.authorhouse.net/author-blogs/dr-monica-hawkins-raising-extraordinary-children/

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Dr. Hawkins, author of "Raising Boys Into Extraordinary Young Men" and "Raising Girls Into Extraordinary Young Women", is interviewed by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant on the Sisters4Fitness Wellness Show. Dr. Hawkins discussed parenting techniques that can help you raise successful sons and daughters.

Watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiC4yL7sTCM

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• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 18, 2018
• ISBN: 9781546256397

Monica Hawkins Ph.D. M.P.H.

Ever since Dr. Hawkins’ son was a baby, countless parents, teachers, and coaches always asked her what she was doing that was special to raise her son. They always commented about how alert, intelligent, and curious he was as a baby. As her son grew older, people continued noticing how smart and articulate he was, how much self-esteem he displayed, and the natural leadership skills he possessed. Because of this, Dr. Hawkins decided to write her first book about how to raise an infant boy into an extraordinary young man for one reason – to inspire. Dr. Hawkins wants to ultimately motivate parents everywhere to raise their sons to be intelligent, self-confident, and extraordinary young men. She wrote a book for girls as well – Dr. Hawkins wanting parents of young girls to know that they can also raise their daughters to grow up to be confident, extraordinary young women. Dr. Hawkins is a proud wife, mother, sports fan, fitness lover, and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated! She is a mentor, tutor, and motivator. Dr. Hawkins earned her Ph.D. from George Mason University, her Master of Public Health from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science from Howard University.

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/18/2018

ISBN: 978-1-5462-5640-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5462-5639-7 (e)

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 A VISION FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY BABY GIRL

Chapter 2 BE READY FOR YOUR DAUGHTER’S BIRTH

Chapter 3 THE BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING YOUR BABY GIRL

Chapter 4 CULTIVATE YOUR DAUGHTERS INTO ENTHUSIASTIC READERS

Chapter 5 SHAPE YOUR DAUGHTERS MINDSET

Chapter 6 DEVELOP ECONOMIC REASONING IN YOUR DAUGHTERS

Chapter 7 PATHWAYS TO BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE IN YOUR DAUGHTERS

Chapter 8 INTRODUCE YOUR DAUGHTERS TO HEALTHY FOODS

Chapter 9 SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS

Chapter 10 FOSTER OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS

Chapter 11 FAMILY INTERACTION TIPS AND GUIDELINES

Chapter 12 KEEP YOUR DAUGHTERS SAFE

Chapter 13 CONTROL YOUR DAUGHTERS

ELECTRONIC USE

Chapter 14 HELP YOUR DAUGHTERS ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Chapter 15 ESTABLISH ATHLETIC GOALS WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS

Chapter 16 LOOK AHEAD IN YOUR DAUGHTER’S LIFE

NOTES

This book is

dedicated to our extraordinary

son Therman Hawkins III, his future

children, and his future grandchildren.

Introduction

This book will change you and your daughter’s lives. It is written for every infant girl born so that she will grow up to be one of society’s successful and extraordinary young women. It is a known fact that there will be many obstacles that you and your daughters will face throughout their lives. Unfortunately, society sometimes finds it hard to accept extraordinary girls as being successful, but my life’s mission is that your daughters will become successful anyway. I want your daughters to always exude self-confidence, mental strength, intelligence, and other similar characteristics in every situation they encounter. I want these same characteristics to be developed in your daughters so that they can always stand out in a group setting. I want your daughters to always be noticeable in a group setting in positive ways. This means that they need to be self-confident in every situation they encounter so that individuals will always recognize them for being extraordinary. I know that this is easier said than done and that your daughters may get extremely nervous sometimes, and that is totally understandable. The more that your daughters practice being self-confident, they will soon begin to feel more comfortable each time displaying self-confidence. As an extraordinary parent, your job is to always create a safe place for