books for raising healthy/strong/confident girls

[intrepidmother]

Hey everyone!

I hope there's someone with some recommendations for me....

I'm looking for books that will give me some ideas of how to teach my DD to have a healthy sexual view of herself. I want her to feel empowered, confident and aware about how wonderful her body is. I didn't grow up with these skills and I am clueless of how to go about it.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

[lynsage]

IDK how old your daughter is or how specific to sexuality you want the materials to be, but "Girls Hold Up This World" by Jada Pinkett Smith is a great book about being empowered and confident in general. It's meant for very young girls and has a read-aloud style. There's no actual mention of sex or sexuality but it does feature different body types and appearances being described as beautiful, strong, etc.

[intrepidmother]

She's just new. I guess I was thinking more along the lines of what books I could read that would help me to teach my daughter to have a healthy view of sexuality.

Thanks for the one suggestion!

[cheery]

How about:

Our Bodies Ourselves
and
Taking charge of your fertility : the definitive guide to natural birth control, pregnancy achievement, and reproductive health / Toni Weschler.