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  • Girls on the Edge

  • Why So Many Girls Are Anxious, Wired, and Obsessed - and What Parents Can Do
  • By: Leonard Sax
  • Narrated by: Andrew Colford
  • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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Girls on the Edge

By: Leonard Sax
Narrated by: Andrew Colford
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Summary

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.

©2020 Leonard Sax (P)2020 Hachette Audio
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"Dr. Sax once again combines years of experience with compelling research and common sense to intelligently challenge the status quo of what it means to raise a healthy daughter. Girls on the Edge offers skills parents can incorporate to feel more competent with our girls and young women."—Florence Hilliard, director of the Gender Studies Project, University of Wisconsin-Madison

"Dr. Sax's deep commitment to girls developing a positive 'sense of self' is woven into the fabric of this book. Girls on the Edge is a must-read for every parent of a girl as well as for every adult who teaches girls."—Dr. Mary Seppala, head of school,Agnes Irwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

"The world is way different from what it was a couple of years ago; this is essential reading for parents and teachers, and one of the most thought-provoking books on teen development available."—Library Journal

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Fantastic book

I simply know that the contents of this book have helped me and will help my daughter throughput her entire life.

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Must-read if you have girls

Profound insights illuminated by great storytelling. And practical steps you can take to protect and nurture your daughter in a world that does not want her protected and nurtured. Essential.

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