The People in a Girl's Life: How to Find Them, Better Understand Them and Keep Them (Dear Daughter)
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Book Description
The population of women with special needs face unique challenges. Vulnerability, abuse and social isolation are common - leading to a much higher incidence of psychological problems, molestation and abuse. The Dear Daughter series guides challenged young women towards being better informed for safer, happier, more independent lives.
Dear Daughter Book 1, The People in A Girl's Life, presents social problems faced by adolescent girls and the additional problems that can surface if the young woman has special needs. Presented in a series of question and answer letters, this book tackles interfamily relations, friendship, relationships, and personal social skills. The issues raised are made easily accessible by the inclusion of boxes that summarize the letters and the highlighting of key issues within the letters. The author offers honest and sensible advice drawn from personal experience that she has gained from raising her daughter and years of teaching.
Not only useful for young women, this book provides an insight into problems that many adolescent girls face today and can serve as a starting point for discussion between parents and daughters about the sensitive issues of growing up.
About the Author
Martha Kate Downey has spent thirty years working as a special needs teacher, and has also written several books in this field. She also has experience as a social worker and reading tutor. She is the mother of a teenage daughter who has been diagnosed with various learning disorders. She lives in Euless, Texas.
The People in a Girl's Life: How to Find Them, Better Understand Them and Keep Them (Dear Daughter),Martha Kate Downey,Kate Noelle Downey,Jessica Kingsley Publishers,1843107074,Child Care/Parenting,Children with Special Needs,Family & Relationships,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,Family relationships,Life skills guides,Parenting - General,Psychology,Sociology - General,Young women with disabilities,Social, group or collective psychology,Teaching of those with special educational needs,Women's studies
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