Parent Like It Matters, Johnson Dias, Janice Phd

A powerful resource for caregivers trying to raise courageous girls . . . Its my go-to and my how-to.--Kwame Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of Light for the World to See

Renowned sociologist Dr. Janice Johnson Dias has devoted her life to nurturing and training girls to become change-makers--whether through her investment in her daughter Marleys humanitarian projects or through her work with the GrassROOTS Community Foundations SuperCamp. In these unprecedented times, her work has never been more urgent, as parents find themselves asking: How do we teach our children to change the world?

Dr. Johnson Dias knows that self-realized girls are created through intentional parenting. And so she asks parents to make deliberate choices--from babyhood through adolescence--that will give their girls the resources and foundation to take hold of their own futures and to create sustainable social change.

Unlike other parenting experts, Dr. Johnson Dias doesnt urge parents to focus solely on their children. Instead, she tasks them with a personal challenge: to find their own joy. Just as Dr. Johnson Dias brings her own jubilant passion to parenting, mentoring, and teaching, she inspires caregivers to do the same.

Using cutting-edge research and Dr. Johnson Diass own experiences, Parent Like It Matters offers information and strategies for making discussions of racism and sexism a daily practice, identifying heroes and mentors, educating yourselves together, and uncovering your girls passions and what issues drive her the most.