Table of Contents
Foreword 11
Introduction: What Every Mom Needs to Know about Her Daughter's Emotions 15
Part 1 Getting Ready To Help Your Daughter (Dismantling Three Lies Moms Believe)
Chapter 1 You Have a Decision to Make 25
Chapter 2 How to Nurture Your Daughter in Truth 37
Chapter 3 What's Grace Got to Do with it? 47
Part 2 Lies Girls Believe And The Truth That Sets Them Free (Planting Seeds of Truth in Your Daughter's Lite)
Chapter 4 Truth and Lies about God 59
Truth #1 God loves you all the time, no matter what 63
LIE. "God only loves me when I'm good."
Truth #2 God is all you need! 66
LIE: "God is not enough."
Truth #3 You are a Christian if you believe in Jesus and receive Him as your Savior 68
LIE: "I am a Christian because _"
Chapter 5 Truth and Lies about Myself 75
Truth #4 God chose you! 80
LIE: "I'm not good enough."
Truth #5 The beauty that matters most to God is on the inside of me 82
LIE: "Pretty girls are worth more."
Truth #8 You're ready for more responsibility. 84
LIE: "I need more freedom."
Chapter 6 Truth and Lies about My Family 89
Truth #7 Your family is different, and that is good 94
LIE: "My family is soooo weird."
Truth #8 You can be happy even in a broken family 97
LIE: "My family is too broken for me to ever be happy."
Truth #9 God gives you joy when you honor your parents 100
LIE: "My parents just don't get me."
Chapter 7 Truth and Lies about Sin 107
Truth #10 Sin separates you from God 112
LIE: "My sin isn't that big of a deal."
Truth #11 Hiding sin sets you up for failure 114
LIE: "I don't need to tell anyone about my sin."
Truth #12 Everything we see or hear should be true, noble, right, pure, lovely, worthy of respect, excellent, and praiseworthy 117
LIE: "What I watch/listen co doesn't matter."
Chapter 8 Truth and Lies about Being a Girl 123
Truth #13 God created two different genders: male and female 131
LIE: "Boys and girls aren't really that different."
Truth #14 Your ability to create life is something to celebrate 134
LIE: "Getting my period is going to be awful."
Chapter 9 Truth and Lies about Boys 139
Truth #15 You can say "no" to boy craziness 144
LIE: "It's okay to be boy crazy."
Truth #16 You will never outgrow the need for wise advice 145
LIE: "I don't need to talk to my mom about boys."
Chapter 10 Truth and Lies about Friendship 151
Truth #17 We all need faithful friends, and the best way to find one is to become one 156
LIE: "I don't have any friends."
Truth #18 Every word you speak and every thought you think about someone should please God 159
LIE: "It's okay to be mean."
Chapter 11 Truth and Lies about the Future 165
Truth #19 Being a wife and mom is a good and important job 170
LIE: "It's not cool to be JUST a wife and a mom."
Truth #20 You are becoming what you will be 173
LIE: "I'm too young to _."
Part 3 The Truth That Sets Her Free (How to Identify Lies and Replace Them with Truth)
Chapter 12 Ripping Up Roots (How to Recognize and Identify Lies) 183
Chapter 13 Planting Truth (How to Replace Lies with Truth) 193
Chapter 14 Wear a Belt of Truth (Using Truth to Be Set Free) 201
20 Key Truths 205
Summary of Moms' Focus Group Results 209
Summary of Tween Girl Survey Results 212
Thank You! 219
Notes 221
