Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety

Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls
- Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls (Hardcover)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â€¢ An urgently needed guide to the alarming increase in anxiety and stress experienced by girls from elementary school through college, from the author of Untangled

â€œAn invaluable read for anyone who has girls, works with girls, or cares about girlsâ€”for everyone!â€â€”Claire Shipman, author ofÂ The Confidence CodeÂ andÂ The Confidence Code for Girls

Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55 percent from 2009 to 2014, while the comparable number for adolescent boys has remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Lisa Damour, Ph.D., has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own research, in private practice, and in the all-girlsâ€™ school where she consults. She knew this had to be the topic of her new book.

In the engaging, anecdotal style and reassuring tone that won over thousands of readers of her first book, Untangled, Damour starts by addressing the facts about psychological pressure. She explains the surprising and underappreciated value of stress and anxiety: that stress can helpfully stretch us beyond our comfort zones, and anxiety can play a key role in keeping girls safe. When we emphasize the benefits of stress and anxiety, we can help our daughters take them in stride.

But no parents want their daughter to suffer from emotional overload, so Damour then turns to the many facets of girlsâ€™ lives where tension takes hold: their interactions at home, pressures at school, social anxiety among other girls and among boys, and their lives online. As readers move through the layers of girlsâ€™ lives, theyâ€™ll learn about the critical steps that adults can take to shield their daughters from the toxic pressures to which our cultureâ€”including we, as parentsâ€”subjects girls.

Readers who know Damour from Untangled or the New York Times, or from her regular appearances on CBS News, will be drawn to this important new contribution to understanding and supporting todayâ€™s girls.

Praise for Under Pressure

â€œTruly a must-read for parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors wanting to help girls along the path to adulthood.â€â€”Julie Lythcott-Haims, New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an AdultÂ
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 0399180052_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2019-02-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399180057

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	0399180052_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2019-02-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399180057

Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls

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