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

by Simmons, Rachel, 1966-

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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.

Child development.

Teenage girls -- Psychology.

Self-confidence in adolescence.

Teenage girls -- Social life and customs.

Adolescent psychology.

9780062438393 (trade pbk.)

Alternate title:

How to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives

xxiv, 270 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-255) and index.

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.".

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.

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