If You're Curious About These Questions...
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- Have you ever wondered why girls are experiencing record levels of anxiety, and how much of that stress is actually a necessary part of growing up?
- What’s the secret to helping young women manage the intense pressure to be "perfect" in every area of their lives?
- Did you know that certain common parenting instincts might actually be fueling your daughter’s stress rather than calming it?
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What You'll Learn from Under Pressure
- Depending on the context, stress and anxiety are not always harmful.
- Reduce girls’ anxiety by helping them face, not flee from, their problems.
- A timid and wary girl doesn’t automatically have an anxiety disorder.
- Even though they surpass boys academically, girls worry more about school performance.
- Girls endure pervasive sexual harassment and frequently blame themselves.
Under Pressure Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Depending on the context, stress and anxiety are not always harmful.
Chapter 3: Reduce girls’ anxiety by helping them face, not flee from, their problems.
Chapter 4: A timid and wary girl doesn’t automatically have an anxiety disorder.
Chapter 5: Even though they surpass boys academically, girls worry more about school performance.
Chapter 6: Girls endure pervasive sexual harassment and frequently blame themselves.
Chapter 7: The cultural belief that girls must be agreeable is driving their anxiety.
About Under Pressure
Under Pressure (2019) explores the particular challenges that school-aged girls face throughout their education, at home and in society at large. Drawing on her wealth of experience as a clinical psychologist, Lisa Damour explains how parents, teachers and mentors can help girls overcome the stress and anxiety that disproportionately affects young women.
Who Should Listen to Under Pressure
- Parents hoping to brush up on their skills
- Feminists looking for fresh insights into female psychology
- Education professionals seeking to support female students
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