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Dispatches From the Frontlines of the New Girlie-girl Culture

by Orenstein, Peggy

Book - 2011

Orenstein offers a radical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of the pretty and pink culture confronting girls as they grow into adults and how commercialization has spread the message evn faster. Orenstein offers a radical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of the pretty and pink culture confronting girls as they grow into adults and how commercialization has spread the message evn faster. Show less

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Untangled

Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood

by Damour, Lisa

Book - 2016

A clinical psychologist offers guidance to parents of teenage girls, helping to demystify their behavior and mood swings by describing the seven developmental passages that all girls go through as they transition to adulthood. A clinical psychologist offers guidance to parents of teenage girls, helping to demystify their behavior and mood swings by describing the seven developmental passages that all girls go through as they transition to adulthood. Show less

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Girlhood

Essays

by Febos, Melissa

Book - 2021

Febos believes that girlhood fails to prioritize the personal safety, happiness, and freedom of females. Febos believes that girlhood fails to prioritize the personal safety, happiness, and freedom of females. Show less

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Under Pressure

Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls

by Damour, Lisa

Book - 2019

This urgent guide by the author of Untangled shares reassurance about how to protect today's girls from rising rates of unhealthy anxiety and stress, sharing critical steps for safeguarding against toxic cultural pressure. This urgent guide by the author of Untangled shares reassurance about how to protect today's girls from rising rates of unhealthy anxiety and stress, sharing critical steps for safeguarding against toxic cultural pressure. Show less

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Strong Is the New Pretty

A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves

by Parker, Kate T.

Book - 2017

This visual celebration depicts strong girls in remarkable photographs, ranging from skateboarders to cancer survivors, demonstrating how female power is about confidence, creativity, kindness and independence. This visual celebration depicts strong girls in remarkable photographs, ranging from skateboarders to cancer survivors, demonstrating how female power is about confidence, creativity, kindness and independence. Show less

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Girls on the Brink

Helping Our Daughters Thrive in An Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media

by Nakazawa, Donna Jackson

Book - 2022

Examines the reasons behind the uptick in depression in girls by telling the stories of three women in their early 20s—Anna, Deleicea, and Julia--and offers advice on how to counteract negative influences. (Publishers Weekly) Examines the reasons behind the uptick in depression in girls by telling the stories of three women in their early 20s—Anna, Deleicea, and Julia--and offers advice on how to counteract negative influences. (Publishers Weekly) Show less

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Good Girls

A Story and Study of Anorexia

by Freeman, Hadley

Book - 2023

Good Girls is Hadley Freeman's honest and hopeful story of resilience that offers a message to the nearly 30 million Americans who suffer from eating disorders: Life can be enjoyed, rather than merely endured. Good Girls is Hadley Freeman's honest and hopeful story of resilience that offers a message to the nearly 30 million Americans who suffer from eating disorders: Life can be enjoyed, rather than merely endured. Show less

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On Girlhood

15 Stories From the Well-Read Black Girl Library

Book - 2021

Both heartbreaking and hilarious, these 15 stories push past stereotypes to convey the beauty of Black girlhood. Both heartbreaking and hilarious, these 15 stories push past stereotypes to convey the beauty of Black girlhood. Show less

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Raising Worry-free Girls

Helping your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in An Anxious World

by Goff, Sissy

eBook - 2019

In a world fraught with worry and anxiety, counselor Goff offers advice on how you can instill bravery and strength in your daughter and help her understand when she starts to worry and what she can do to fight back. In a world fraught with worry and anxiety, counselor Goff offers advice on how you can instill bravery and strength in your daughter and help her understand when she starts to worry and what she can do to fight back. Show less

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