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mrspate22's review
4.0
I wasn’t as captivated by this one as I was her book, Untangled, but it had a lot of great takeaways nonetheless. I enjoy your insights and stories from her own practice and parenting.
sbtemba's review
4.0
Similar ideas to her first book Untangled, which I did enjoy a little more. Maybe because the ideas were new to me? Still, highly recommend Damour. Her books are full of wisdom and great ideas and stories.
leighwitz's review
2.0
Nothing earth-shattering. Practical and useful for parents and therapists, but centered around white, cis, straight girls with a few token "diversity" pages at the end. The first 50 pages or so on strategies for approaching conflicts between teen girls are most helpful.
kt_apple's review
4.0
Chapter 5, Girls at School gave me so much food for thought when considering my own academically determined daughters. I think this book will be best utilized as a reference as we encounter specific challenges rather than one and done reading material.
babbey's review
4.0
This and "Untangled" are both full of good tips, advice and wisdom. There were several topics, that as a Christian, I would approach differently, but not enough to throw the proverbial baby out with the bath water.
kimberly_b's review
5.0
This was a fantastic read! My daughter will be in 5th grade next year and she has a history of experiencing anxiety off and on, so this book was very topical for me/her.
I have a degree in psychology, which makes me a bit more discerning/critical when it comes to parenting or self-help books. Damour does not disappoint; her writing is informative yet concise, and her advice is backed up with citations and references. She truly knows what she is talking about.
This is a book that I will gladly purchase and read again. I'm going to read [b:Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood|25614847|Untangled Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood|Lisa Damour|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1453058988s/25614847.jpg|45263483] next.
I highly recommend this book to parents raising daughters or anyone who works with adolescent girls on a regular basis.
I have a degree in psychology, which makes me a bit more discerning/critical when it comes to parenting or self-help books. Damour does not disappoint; her writing is informative yet concise, and her advice is backed up with citations and references. She truly knows what she is talking about.
This is a book that I will gladly purchase and read again. I'm going to read [b:Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood|25614847|Untangled Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood|Lisa Damour|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1453058988s/25614847.jpg|45263483] next.
I highly recommend this book to parents raising daughters or anyone who works with adolescent girls on a regular basis.
siobst's review
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
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.