Made for More

 

The Audiobook version of Made for More will be launching in September, 2022!

As a young woman transitions from teenage years into adulthood, you know life has many moving parts. You may feel uncertain as you figure out who you are, what matters most, and what your passions could be. Made for More will challenge you to examine how you can bring more of what you want into your life – and leave behind those things that no longer serve you. Through exercises, inspirational stories, and expert advice, you will learn to let go of perfection and the need to prove yourself in favor of self-acceptance and finding your true purpose!

“A wonderful resource for both parents and young women, jam-packed with tools that empower action and living your best life. It is an incredible must-read.”
Tara Filteau, founder and executive director, Mother Daughter Empower

 

 

 

 

Growing Strong Girls

Full of practical advice, helpful visual cues and poignant anecdotes from girlhood, Growing Strong Girls offers a road map to achieving better lives for our girls—and a more just society long-term as a result. Topics discussed include:

• Perfectionism can take many forms, including obsession with body size, body shape, grades and social media likes. Addressing perfection- ism from a young age is crucial to combatting the intense pressure brought on by social media.

• From Mean Girls to Gossip Girl, the “catty” girl is a pervasive pop cul- ture icon, yet an extremely damaging one. There’s no such thing as a “bad girl”—just a misunderstood girl.

• Bravery and the ability to set boundaries are essential survival skills for girls, who absorb timidity, flexibility and obedience from a young age. Parents can instill both skills.

• Girls often confuse wanting to be “sexy” with readiness for sex. This distinction is crucial for girls to                                                                understand in a world of selfies.

 

“To grow up strong and confident, girls need connection with kind, competent adults, yet all too often they push that support away. For every parent, teacher or mentor who has ever wondered, ‘How do I get through to her?’ Lindsay Sealey has given us a wealth of answers in her book Growing Strong Girls. Follow her advice, and watch your girl blossom into her strongest self.”
– Haley Kilpatrick, Founder, Girl TalkTM, and bestselling author of The Drama Years

 

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Rooted, Resilient, and Ready

Though teenage years can seem more turbulent than ever before, Sealey’s grounded advice and conversations help parents empower their daughters to stay rooted and confident in the face of change. Points of Interest:

• Media savvy expert specializing in girls’ psychological development: Lindsay Sealey is an energetic, influential speaker and consultant with over 15 years’ experience as a development coach for pre-teen and teenaged girls of every background. Previously featured in the Toronto Star, Globe & Mail, Canadian Family, The Agenda with Steve Paikin and CTV’s The Social, Sealey is a dynamic interviewee and guest columnist in high demand.

• Highlights real teen voices: By sharing teens’ stories in their own words, Sealey offers an increasingly rare but essential perspective in books geared toward parents. Covering topics from eating disorders to bad dates and mental wellness, “In Her Words” sections cut away at speculation and get to the truth—and heart—of the issues teens are thinking about most.

                                                           • Helps adults address the modern pressures of teenage life without being prescriptive: “The Talk” is                                                               the least of parents’ worries. Isolation, bullying, social media—whether their children feel rooted                                                                     and ready as they become independent adults—these are the topics parents feel anxious about.                                                                   Sealey lays the groundwork for parents to have difficult conversations, including knowing when to                                                                 check-in and how to keep communication lines open.

                                                           • Examines the fraught arena of relationships: Rooted, Resilient, and Ready debunks five myths                                                                     about platonic and romantic connections girls frequently fall prey to (such as being in or out of                                                                       someone’s “league”), while empowering parents to teach their teen girls about emotional and                                                                         physical boundaries, cultivating healthy communication and recognizing toxic relationships.

 

“Kind and straightforward, this is the book I wish my parents had read!”

—Kate T. Parker, author of Strong is the New Pretty

“Rooted, Resilient, and Ready offers smart, contemporary analysis and advice about parenting today’s teen girls, and is packed with recent research as well as practical tips.”

—Madeleine Shaw, founder and board chair of United Girls of the World Society

 

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