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Author Simmons, Rachel, 1974- author.

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

Publication Info. New York : Harper, [2018]
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  155.5 SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  155.533 SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  155.533 SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  155.5 SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  155.533 SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  PARENTING 155.5 SIM    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  155.5 SIM    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  155.5 SIM    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  155.5 SIMMONS    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  PARENTING 155.533 SIMMONS    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description xxiv, 270 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-255) and index.
Contents 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."
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.
Language Text in English.
Subject Teenage girls -- Psychology.
Self-confidence in adolescence.
Teenage girls -- Social life and customs.
Self-confidence in adolescence. (OCoLC)fst01745219
Teenage girls -- Psychology. (OCoLC)fst01145443
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Teenagers.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
Self-confidence in adolescence.
Teenagers -- Psychology.
Teenage girls -- Psychology.
ISBN 9780062438393 (hardcover)
0062438395 (hardcover)
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