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No More Mean Girls
The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls
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Once upon a time, mean girls primarily existed in high school, while elementary school-aged girls spent hours at play and enjoyed friendships without much drama. But in this fast-paced world in which young girls are exposed to negative behaviors on TV and social media from the moment they enter school, they are also becoming caught up in social hierarchies much earlier. No More Mean Girls is a guide for parents to help their young daughters navigate tricky territories such as friendship building, creating an authentic self, standing up for themselves and others, and expressing themselves in a healthy way.
The need to be liked by others certainly isn't new, but this generation of girls is growing up in an age when the "like" button shows the world just how well-liked they are. When girls acknowledge that they possess positive traits that make them interesting, strong, and likeable, however, the focus shifts and their self-confidence soars; "likes" lose their importance. This book offers actionable steps to help parents empower young girls to be kind, confident leaders who work together and build each other up.
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Release date
January 30, 2018 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780525523086
- File size: 237716 KB
- Duration: 08:15:14
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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The cruel and competitive behavior we used to see among high school girls is now appearing in elementary school, says a clinical social worker/therapist who narrates her audiobook with good clarity and reasonable vocal appeal. She attributes this trend to unfiltered exposure to negative TV models and the unbridled aggression so ubiquitous on social media. Young girls are also getting involved in social hierarchies sooner and without the emotional skills needed to keep their balance. Hurley shares inspiring stories of how young girls can learn to express themselves more clearly and stand up for themselves and others. These stories and the author's accessible insights will give listeners hope that there is a path for helping our daughters know themselves more positively, resist competing for status, and navigate social traps with more resilience. T.W. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine -
October 16, 2017
Hurley (The Happy Kid Handbook), a child and adolescent psychotherapist, bases this timely parenting guide on the observation that today’s girls tend to encounter harmful stressors, including peer pressure, cyberbullying, and low self-esteem, at much younger ages than in past generations. Addressed to the parents of girls aged three to 13, the book takes on the “mean girl culture” and alerts parents to the signs of relational aggression—behavior intended to harm someone by damaging or manipulating her relationship with others—in their daughters’ daily lives. Hurley helpfully illustrates her advice with a multitude of stories illustrating how girls relate to each other in elementary and middle school, and she provides well-organized ways for them to develop a sense of identity, acquire resilience and autonomy, improve their communication skills, stand up for themselves, and become individually accountable. Most of the book’s hands-on advice appears either in list form in the many “Parent Teacher Conference” boxes throughout or in plentiful “Girls Can” activities and strategies created for the author’s in-school empowerment program. Hurley’s user-friendly layout and compassionate advice ensure that her book will be a useful workbook not just for parents, but also for youth counselors, teachers, and other caregivers. Agent: Lauren Galit, LKG Agency.
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