siobst's review against another edition
5.0
This is another fabulous book by Lisa Damour about raising teenage girls and young women in contemporary society. The way she role models interactions with her patients is incredibly helpful - always with a nonjudgemental, patient, open approach. I especially appreciated her calling out:
1) the double standard we place on girls about sexuality and how we convey that message (to boys/men -> don't get an STI and don't get anyone pregnant; to girls/women -> don't have sex)
2) the double standard we place on girls' academic performance which often leads to needless over preparation -> lack of sleep -> tremendous anxiety. Meanwhile, we discriminate in favor of boys in STEM disciplines. She described an interesting study where teachers graded the same assignment submitted by a "boy" versus a "girl" and girls scores were consistently lower.
I know the focus of her practice is on girls/young women, but I wish she had a comparable book on raising boys/young men!
1) the double standard we place on girls about sexuality and how we convey that message (to boys/men -> don't get an STI and don't get anyone pregnant; to girls/women -> don't have sex)
2) the double standard we place on girls' academic performance which often leads to needless over preparation -> lack of sleep -> tremendous anxiety. Meanwhile, we discriminate in favor of boys in STEM disciplines. She described an interesting study where teachers graded the same assignment submitted by a "boy" versus a "girl" and girls scores were consistently lower.
I know the focus of her practice is on girls/young women, but I wish she had a comparable book on raising boys/young men!
carstensena's review against another edition
4.0
Required faculty summer reading. This is written to parents, not teachers, but I learned some things. very readable. I was disappointed that the only mention of anxiety in diverse teens felt tacked on in the final pages of the last chapter.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
5.0
A 2019 staff pick recommended by Erica. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sunder%20pressure%20damour__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
jaimebz's review against another edition
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4.25
I have been enjoying Dr. Lisa‘s podcast and really liked this book as well.
There are a lot of helpful tips that I will need to try now and I will also need to revisit this in a few years when my girls are tweens.
I thought the research presented was so enlightening and I could definitely see my teenage and adult self in so many habits she presented.
I would have appreciated a paragraph, or even a sentence, explaining the role of transgender girls, or the explanation that we do not yet know how they fit in to this research.
There are a lot of helpful tips that I will need to try now and I will also need to revisit this in a few years when my girls are tweens.
I thought the research presented was so enlightening and I could definitely see my teenage and adult self in so many habits she presented.
I would have appreciated a paragraph, or even a sentence, explaining the role of transgender girls, or the explanation that we do not yet know how they fit in to this research.
brazenbookbabe's review against another edition
3.75
Gave me some excellent prompts for conversation starters with my own kids.