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Young women are at risk today. In Girls on the Edge , Dr. Leonard Sax 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 and obsessed with grades or Facebook. 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-centreed activities, and more.

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The world is way different from what it was a couple of years ago; this is essential reading for parents and teachers, and one of the most thought-provoking books on teen development available. --Library Journal In clear, accessible language, Sax deftly blends anecdotes, clinical research, and even lines of poetry in persuasive, often fascinating chapters that speak straight to parents....Warning that 'a 1980s solution' won't help solve twenty-first-century problems, Sax offers a holistic, sobering call to help the current generation of young women develop the support and sense of self that will allow them to grow into resilient adults. --Booklist Dr. Sax once again combines years of experience with compelling research and common sense to intelligently challenge the status quo of what it means to raise a healthy daughter. Girls on the Edge offers skills parents can incorporate to feel more competent with our girls and young women. --Florence Hilliard, Director of the Gender Studies Project, University of Wisconsin-Madison Fortunately, [Leonard] Sax is up to more here than pronouncing young women irrevocably doomed....Girls on the Edge doesn't dramatize the self-destructive behavior it describes....[and it] speaks exclusively to parents and offers concrete ways to help their daughters cultivate stronger personal identities. --Slate I made Girls on the Edge required reading for all administrators at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, and I strongly recommend the book to all of our parents. Leonard Sax explains to parents and educators of girls just what is going on in the cyberbubble of instant messaging, texting, and social networking sites. There is a way to help girls navigate this world and find their centers-centers of genuine humanness and authenticity and, yes, spirituality. Readers will find out much they don't know, and that is more than they might guess. A must read. --Gerald J. Grossman, Head of School, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Illinois Girls on the Edge is a 'must-read' for every parent of a girl as well as every adult who teaches girls. --Dr. Mary Seppala, Head of School, The Agnes Irwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Turn off your cell phones and computers, and read this book! You will connect with your daughter in new ways, and she will thank you. --Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of God's Paintbrush and In God's Name Crucial...Parents of tween and teen girls would do well to check this book. --Chronicle of Higher Education Packed with advice and concrete suggestions for parents, Girls on the Edge is a treasure trove of rarely seen research on girls, offering families guidance on some of the most pressing issues facing girls today. Dr. Sax's commitment to girls' success comes through on every page. --Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out and The Curse of the Good Girl The best book about the current state of girls and young women in America. --The Atlantic

I made Girls on the Edge required reading for all administrators at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, and I strongly recommend the book to all of our parents. Leonard Sax explains to parents and educators of girls just what is going on in the cyberbubble of instant messaging, texting, and social networking sites. There is a way to help girls navigate this world and find their centers-centers of genuine humanness and authenticity and, yes, spirituality. Readers will find out much they don't know, and that is more than they might guess. A must read. --Gerald J. Grossman, Head of School, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Illinois Girls on the Edge is a 'must-read' for every parent of a girl as well as every adult who teaches girls. --Dr. Mary Seppala, Head of School, The Agnes Irwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania The world is way different from what it was a couple of years ago; this is essential reading for parents and teachers, and one of the most thought-provoking books on teen development available. --Library Journal In clear, accessible language, Sax deftly blends anecdotes, clinical research, and even lines of poetry in persuasive, often fascinating chapters that speak straight to parents....Warning that 'a 1980s solution' won't help solve twenty-first-century problems, Sax offers a holistic, sobering call to help the current generation of young women develop the support and sense of self that will allow them to grow into resilient adults. --Booklist Turn off your cell phones and computers, and read this book! You will connect with your daughter in new ways, and she will thank you. --Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of God's Paintbrush and In God's Name Crucial...Parents of tween and teen girls would do well to check this book. --Chronicle of Higher Education Dr. Sax once again combines years of experience with compelling research and common sense to intelligently challenge the status quo of what it means to raise a healthy daughter. Girls on the Edge offers skills parents can incorporate to feel more competent with our girls and young women. --Florence Hilliard, Director of the Gender Studies Project, University of Wisconsin-Madison Fortunately, [Leonard] Sax is up to more here than pronouncing young women irrevocably doomed....Girls on the Edge doesn't dramatize the self-destructive behavior it describes....[and it] speaks exclusively to parents and offers concrete ways to help their daughters cultivate stronger personal identities. --Slate The best book about the current state of girls and young women in America. --The Atlantic Packed with advice and concrete suggestions for parents, Girls on the Edge is a treasure trove of rarely seen research on girls, offering families guidance on some of the most pressing issues facing girls today. Dr. Sax's commitment to girls' success comes through on every page. --Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out and The Curse of the Good Girl

I made Girls on the Edge required reading for all administrators at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, and I strongly recommend the book to all of our parents. Leonard Sax explains to parents and educators of girls just what is going on in the cyberbubble of instant messaging, texting, and social networking sites. There is a way to help girls navigate this world and find their centers-centers of genuine humanness and authenticity and, yes, spirituality. Readers will find out much they don't know, and that is more than they might guess. A must read. --Gerald J. Grossman, Head of School, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest, Illinois Girls on the Edge is a 'must-read' for every parent of a girl as well as every adult who teaches girls. --Dr. Mary Seppala, Head of School, The Agnes Irwin School, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania The world is way different from what it was a couple of years ago; this is essential reading for parents and teachers, and one of the most thought-provoking books on teen development available. --Library Journal In clear, accessible language, Sax deftly blends anecdotes, clinical research, and even lines of poetry in persuasive, often fascinating chapters that speak straight to parents....Warning that 'a 1980s solution' won't help solve twenty-first-century problems, Sax offers a holistic, sobering call to help the current generation of young women develop the support and sense of self that will allow them to grow into resilient adults. --Booklist Turn off your cell phones and computers, and read this book! You will connect with your daughter in new ways, and she will thank you. --Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, author of God's Paintbrush and In God's Name Crucial...Parents of tween and teen girls would do well to check this book. --Chronicle of Higher Education Dr. Sax once again combines years of experience with compelling research and common sense to intelligently challenge the status quo of what it means to raise a healthy daughter. Girls on the Edge offers skills parents can incorporate to feel more competent with our girls and young women. --Florence Hilliard, Director of the Gender Studies Project, University of Wisconsin-Madison Packed with advice and concrete suggestions for parents, Girls on the Edge is a treasure trove of rarely seen research on girls, offering families guidance on some of the most pressing issues facing girls today. Dr. Sax's commitment to girls' success comes through on every page. --Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out and The Curse of the Good Girl Fortunately, [Leonard] Sax is up to more here than pronouncing young women irrevocably doomed....Girls on the Edge doesn't dramatize the self-destructive behavior it describes....[and it] speaks exclusively to parents and offers concrete ways to help their daughters cultivate stronger personal identities. --Slate The best book about the current state of girls and young women in America. --The Atlantic

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Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D., is a graduate of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned both his Ph.D. (in psychology) and his M.D. He is founder and executive director of the National Association for Single Sex Public Education (NASSPE). His scholarly work has been published in a variety of prestigious journals, including American Psychologist, Educational Horizons, behavioural Neuroscience, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He has been a featured guest on CNN, PBS, The Today Show, Fox News, NPR's Talk of the Nation, and many other national and international programs. He lives with his wife and daughter in suburban Philadelphia.

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