New insights and practical solutions for overworked and stressed-out girls and their parents.
In today’s achievement culture, many girls seem to be doing remarkably well–excelling in honors and sports and attending top colleges in ever greater numbers–but beneath the surface, girls are stressed out and stretched too thin as they strive to be “perfect.” In their efforts to juggle schoolwork and extracurriculars, family life and social lives, friends and frenemies, as well as relationships online and IRL (in the real world), many girls begin to lose sight of who they really are, and instead work overtime to please their friends, parents, teachers, and others.
The Myth of the Perfect Girl explores the changing dynamic of today’s culture of perfectionism, and offers practical, thoughtful solutions to promote the healthy social, emotional, physical and spiritual wellness of today’s young girls and women. The book is an inspiring look at how we can help our youngest generations create their own blueprint for personal success and happiness.
With honesty, empathy, and a fresh perspective, The Myth of the Perfect Girl presents advice to empower both parents and girls themselves to discover what true success and happiness means to them — and how to work to achieve it.
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If you have a teenage girl-this is a great book I have a teenaged daughter and bought this book to just get pointers from someone who has dealt with lots of teens from various backgrounds. The book is insightful, had lots of great tips on helping teens who are overbooked and overwhelmed with life in general. I have tried to help my daughter cut down on extra outside activities so that she could just rest and have some creative time, and this book gives several ideas on how to do this. Also if your child is dealing with “too much…
Perfection Pressure As a Teen Life Coach (Teen Wise Seattle) for girls and a mom to three daughters, this book resonated with me. Due to pressures from society, teacher, friends, and even parents, our girls are trying to be the best at everything they do. They also feel that it should come easy to them. The idea of perfection is holding our girls back. We should give them the tools, support, and the space to be imperfect and to still see their own value and potential. This book sheds light on this very important…
Breaking Down Myths Imposed Upon Young Girls “The Myth of the Perfect Girl” by Ana Homayoun is an enlightening read. It’s wisdom about the adversity that teenage girls face is very telling of how hard it is to be an adolescent girl in our modern culture. As a high school senior, I found the book to be extremely comforting. Teenagers often believe they are alone in a problem and their friends are having a wonderful time. Homayoun’s book shatters this illusion! It allows girls to feel empathetic towards each other. In a society…