Enough as she is : how to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives / Rachel Simmons.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]Copyright date: �2018Edition: First editionDescription: xxiv, 270 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062438393
- 0062438395
- 155.5/33 23
- HQ798 .S555 2018
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Book | Sonoma Academy Library | 155.5 KAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 921013 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index.
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."
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.
Text in English.
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