Enough as she is : how to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives

Simmons, Rachel 1974- (author.).

Summary: Offers advice to help parents guide teenage girls to recognize and reject perfectionist messages that lead to self-doubt, unfulfilling relationships, and fears of failure, and teach them self-compassion, how to take healthy risks, and the importance of finding support.

Item details

ISBN: 9780062438393
ISBN: 0062438395
Physical Description: print
HTML
xxiv, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
Copyright: ©2018

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Not enough as she is -- The college application industrial complex -- Girls and social media: the virtual second shift -- Can we fat talk? -- Overcoming self-doubt and closing the confidence gap -- Mental treadmills: expecting the worst and overthinking -- Turning self-criticism into self-compassion -- The cult of effortless perfection and the rise of stress olympics -- Control + alt + delete: the merits of changing course -- We can't give our children what we don't have -- The senior year slap in the face: life after college -- Conclusion: "Dearest daughter: lean inside."
Language Note:	Text in English.