Under pressure : confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.

Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55% from 2009 to 2014 while the number for adolescent boys remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Damour has witnessed this in her own research and in the all-girls' school where she consults. Damour explains that stress can helpfully stretch us beyond our comfort zones and anxiety can play a key role in keeping girls safe. When we emphasize the benefits of stress and anxiety we can help our daughters take them in stride. But no one wants their girl to suffer from emotional overload, so Damour then turns to the many facets of their lives where tension takes hold: their interactions at home, pressures at school, social anxiety among other girls and among boys, and on social media. As readers move through the layers of girls' lives, they'll learn about the critical steps that adults can take to shield their daughters from the toxic pressures to which our culture subjects girls. --,Provided by publisher.