She's Twelve going on Twenty Book Review

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She's Twelve going on Twenty by Kim Camp
3 Stars


I was excited to receive this book, as you guessed it – I have a 12 yr. old daughter. I was hoping to learn some new parenting skills related to raising, understanding and having a close relationship with my daughter as a tween/teen. However, I'm a little mixed on this book.


The book is topics which relate to preteens/teens such as diet, exercise, faith, music, friends, family, and more. Lots of examples make up the bulk of the book.

The one thing that I did like about the book was that at the end of each chapter it had practical suggestions for mom and daughters to discuss issues or do activities together –  I also liked the personality chart and the questions for Discerning your Spiritual Gift  that are in the book.

Aside from the few things stated above, I found the book hard to get into and felt like the writing was dragging a bit - lots of ideas, but no real unifying theme.  The ideas are not necessarily new or innovative. Not that they aren't good suggestions, but don't expect to hear much you haven't already heard.


I thought Ms. Camp and her kids seemed a little too perfect to relate to – just seemed a tad unreal. I mean, I thought we all make mistakes. I find it helpful for an author to say this is a mistake I made and what I learned. I want an author to be down to earth and easy to relate to.


Although I don't have major objections, I would not recommend this book.

I received this book for free from Booksneeze. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
 

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