Every enviornment makes its own specific social and moral demands on the individual. As such,in the Indian environment today raising a daughter is not what it used to be a few decades earlier.Keeping this in view, the book has been created especially for the mothers of today. The mother of two daughters, the author has used both her own experiences and suggestions from peers to give valuable insights on bringing up a daughter in 21st century India. She has not only attempted to highlight the problems of bringing up a daughter today, but also tried to show how these can be tackled, blending our traditional values to bring up a well-adjusted daughter. The book contains time-tested tips,practical suggestions and reliable recommendations, with insights from paediatricians, psychiatrists, teachers and other experts, and will serve as an effective guide for all mothers, particularly first-time mothers. Peppered with numerous first-person accounts,the book can serve as a handy guide in moments of trying tension, while dealing with your teenage daughter. #v&spublishers CONTENTS: Introduction 1. The Girl Child through the ages 2. Prevalent Attitudes Towards the Girl-child 3. The Girl-child at Home 4. Handling Teenagers 5. Educating Your Daughter 6. A Daughter’s Socio-cultural and Sartorial Education 7. Some New Hazards of Bringing Up a Daughter 8. A Daughter’s Physical and Mental Well-being 9. The Role of Physical Fitness 10. Emotional Well-being 11. Handling Puberty and its Problems 12. The Queen of the Kitchen 13. Career Options and Economic Compulsions 14. Living with your working daughter 15. Marriage and Motherhood 16. Inheritance, Dowry and Divorce