Girls on the Edge
Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, and Obsessed-And What Parents Can Do
Published on 25. August 2020
320 pages
978-1-5416-4709-1 (ISBN)
Description
A parenting expert reveals the four biggest threats to girls' psychological growth and explains how parents can help their daughters develop a healthy sense of self.
In Girls on the Edge, psychologist and physician Leonard Sax argues that many girls today have a brittle sense of self-they may look confident and strong on the outside, but they're fragile within. Sax offers the tools we need to help them become independent and confident women, and provides parents with practical tips on everything from helping their daughter limit her time on social media, to choosing a sport, to nurturing her spirit through female-centered activities.
Compelling and inspiring, Girls on the Edge points the way to a new future for today's girls and young women.
In Girls on the Edge, psychologist and physician Leonard Sax argues that many girls today have a brittle sense of self-they may look confident and strong on the outside, but they're fragile within. Sax offers the tools we need to help them become independent and confident women, and provides parents with practical tips on everything from helping their daughter limit her time on social media, to choosing a sport, to nurturing her spirit through female-centered activities.
Compelling and inspiring, Girls on the Edge points the way to a new future for today's girls and young women.
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Girls on the Edge
The Four Factors Driving the New Crisis for Girls - Sexual Identity, the Cyberbubble, Obsessions, Environmental Toxins
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Leonard Sax, MD, PhD, is a board-certified family physician, psychologist, and author of Why Gender Matters, Boys Adrift, and The Collapse of Parenting. Dr. Sax has visited more than five hundred schools worldwide and has appeared on major radio and television programs including the TODAY show, CBS, CNN, Fox, and NPR's Weekend Edition. Dr. Sax lives with his family in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- introduction three girls
- chapter 1 first factor: sexual identity / sexualization
- chapter 2 second factor: social media
- chapter 3 third factor: dreams and obsessions
- chapter 4 fourth factor: environmental toxins
- chapter 5 mind
- chapter 6 body
- chapter 7 spirit
- acknowledgments
- Discover More
- About the Author
- permission credits
- notes
- Also by Leonard Sax
- Praise for "Girls on the Edge
