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DescriptionGirls are cutting themselves with razors. Girls are convinced theyre fat, and starve themselves to prove it. Other girls are so anxious about grades they cant sleep at nightat eleven years of age. Whats going on? In Girls on the Edge, Dr. Leonard Sax provides the answers. He shares stories of girls who look confident and strong on the outside, but are fragile within. He shows why a growing proportion of teen and tween girls are confused about their sexual identity, or are obsessed with grades or Facebook. Dr. Sax provides parents with tools to help girls become confident women, along with practical tips on helping your daughter choose a sport, nurturing her spirit through female-centered activities, and more. Compelling and inspiring, Girls on the Edge points the way to a new future for todays young women. ReviewsCaitlin Flanagan, """The Atlantic""The best book about the current state of girls and young women in America, "Girls on the Edge," by a physician and psychologist named Leonard Sax, offers astonishing and troubling new insight into the role and consequences of binge drinking in so many girls' lives." "Booklist" Author descriptionLeonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D., is a family physician, psychologist, and acclaimed author of Boys Adrift and Why Gender Matters. He is founder and executive director of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education (NASSPE). He has been featured on many US shows including CNN, The Today Show, Fox News, NPR's Talk of the Nation. He lives with his wife and daughter in Pennsylvania. |